Behind Rembrandt’s masterpiece “The Night Watch” lies an intricate conspiracy. Peter Greenaway’s fierce criticism of today’s visual illiteracy is argued by means of a forensic search of the painting, discovering the many clues hidden in the canvas which reveal vendettas, corruption and power games.

With this polemical inquiry into Rembrandt’s famous painting “The Night Watch,” British provocateur and notorious pedant Peter Greenaway delves deep into the concept of truth. A witty film essay exploring the way we look at and understand art, colored with absurd appearances by Greenaway himself.