John’s Gone

Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie

IndieLisboa 2011 • Observatório

United States, Fiction, 2010, 22′

In a dirty New York, John buys and sells everything others reject. Fumbled by everything and everyone, he trusts the wrong people and spends his time confronting himself with little con men. In this soft desires comedy, where everything seems to be light,

Histoire racontée par Jean Dougnac

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