In a four-part SBS documentary event, FRAMED sees Marc Fennell investigate the victimless crime that left a trail of victims. When Pablo Picasso’s Weeping Woman simply vanished from the walls of The National Gallery of Victoria in 1986, what ensued was a true crime sensation that played out in the daily headlines, as thieves openly taunted authorities with a series of bizarre ransom notes. Fingers were pointed, mud was thrown, and suspects were interviewed and discarded - but that’s only the beginning.

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AWARDS

SHORTLIST · ROSE D’OR AWARD · 2022

NOMINEE · ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTERS AWARD · 2022

GOLD MEDAL · NEW YORK FESTIVALS TV AWARDS · 2022

NOMINEE · BANFF ROCKIE AWARDS · 2022

NOMINEE · WALKLEY ARTS JOURNALISM AWARDS · 2022


☆☆☆☆ ½ - The Big Issue

“Framed is the ultimate Boxing Day Binge TV” - The West Australian

“The story keeps shape-shifting” - Sydney Morning Herald/The Age

“Thirty-five years later, the story is still captivating” - The Guardian

“One of the 10 of the best Australian TV shows of 2021 […] The show’s true brilliance is that rather than getting bogged down in the whodunnit, Fennell diligently highlights those who got wounded in the national uproar that followed, imbuing the program with unexpected emotional heft.” - Flicks.com.au