LE GANG DE JOHNNY
2026 · 2m
Directed by Elisabeth Tonye, Johanna Bastian
Genres: comedy, crime, dark comedy
Tones: absurdist, theatrical, whimsical
During an art heist as elegant as it is absurd, Johnny's colourful gang of thieves faces a cold, unyielding buyer, and the transaction takes an unexpected turn.
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A heist that knows it's ridiculous and leans into the absurdity without winking—the real subversion is that the buyer, not the theft, becomes the pressure point. This is the kind of premise that shouldn't work but does because it refuses to pick a lane between elegant and stupid.
Tonye and Bastian's theatrical sensibility sits comfortably within a lineage of caper comedy that values visual storytelling and tonal control, though the brevity leaves limited room to establish the formal rigor that would elevate this beyond its premise.
The turning point hinges entirely on the buyer's reaction—a single moment of refusal or hesitation that reframes the entire power dynamic—and that choice, held just long enough, is what transforms a colorful gang sketch into something with actual stakes.