Chasing Johnny

Chasing Johnny

2024 · 106 min · FR · 5.4 (34 votes)
Dir. Baptiste Debraux · Starring Bastien Bouillon, Léa Drucker, Pierre Lottin, Marion Barbeau, Théo Navarro-Mussy, Anne Consigny · Music Clément Doumic
ThrillerCrime

Johnny, a local activist, is wanted by the police after a robbery gone wrong. Paul, his childhood friend, comes back home after 15 years to find him before the police. Investigator Anna Radoszewski is also on Johnny’s trail. Thus begins a search in which memo- ries and secrets resurface. In a social context that shakes the town, everybody is looking for Johnny, who soon becomes the symbol of a revolt.

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This feels like a relentless, character-driven chase through a town simmering with unrest. It's a tense, gritty experience, layered with a melancholic undercurrent as past loyalties and buried secrets resurface. The atmosphere is urgent, reflecting a society on the brink, making for a thought-provoking and emotionally charged watch.

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