AFFF26 The French Job

AFFF26 The French Job

AFFF26 The French Job

Les règles de l’art


In the early hours of 20 May 2010, five priceless paintings vanish from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Matisse, Modigliani, Picasso… masterpieces worth over 100 million euros. Inspired by this real, unsolved theft, this outrageous comedy imagines what might have happened to the missing works; a question that feels even more timely after the spectacular Louvre heist that shook France this year.

At the centre of the story is Yonathan (Melville Poupaud, Jeanne du Barry, AF FFF24), a luxury watch expert whose life is as polished – and predictable – as the pieces he appraises. Everything changes the day he crosses paths with Éric (Sofiane Zermani), a charismatic con man with a gift for turning chaos into opportunity.

Drawn into Éric’s glamorous orbit, Yonathan soon finds himself far beyond his comfort zone. The stakes skyrocket when Jo (Steve Tientcheu, Neneh Superstar, AF FFF24), a brilliant but volatile thief, executes a daring heist at the Musée d’Art Moderne; setting the trio on a chaotic collision course they can no longer control.

Fast, funny, and fuelled by escalating absurdity, this offbeat caper film from Dominique Baumard plays with the codes of the heist genre, blending sharp twists and dark humour to deliver a wildly inventive riff on the most infamous art robbery of the 21st century.

THE FRENCH JOB won the Special Jury Award at the 2025 Alpe d’Huez International Comedy Film Festival, a must-see!


WINNER Special Jury Prize - Festival de l’Alpe d’Huez 2025

Rating: M
Runtime: 94 mins

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas
Fri, Mar 20:
16:00

Sun, Mar 22:
18:45

Fri, Mar 27:
14:00

Thu, Apr 2:
17:50

Mon, Apr 6:
20:10

Mon, Apr 13:
13:00

Wed, Apr 22:
12:00

Prospect Cinemas
Thu, Mar 26:
13:30

Fri, Apr 3:
15:50

Mon, Apr 6:
15:45

Thu, Apr 9:
13:45

Sat, Apr 11:
13:00

Tue, Apr 21:
13:30

Festival Highlights

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M A widowed man and woman meet by chance in Deauville and slowly fall in love as they navigate their shared grief.
CTC After twenty years in a convent, Sister Lucie sets off on a wild road trip to save her teenage sweetheart.
CTC Psychiatrist Lilian Steiner refuses to believe her patient’s death was suicide and launches her own investigation.
MA15 In the 1980s, a mother and her 13-year-old daughter are thrown into fear and stigma after the girl’s mysterious tattoo suggests possible infection.
M An elderly woman hides her plan for assisted suicide by taking her family on a trip where long-buried truths come to light.
M An internal affairs investigator digs into a protest injury case and soon finds herself up against a police system determined to protect its own.
M Four former classmates reunite after a stange tragedy, forcing them to confront their past, their illusions, and the people they’ve become.
M Four distant cousins explore an inherited house and uncover the story of a 19th-century woman, triggering their own journey into family roots and legacy.
CTC During Paris Fashion Week, three very different women form an unexpected bond as they each face major turning points in their lives.