Studiocanal sets crime docu-series ‘The Paris-Tokyo Job’ which will launch at Sunny Side of the Doc.
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It is written and directed by Jérémie Rozan and Jérôme Pierrat and produced by Philippe de Bourbon and Andaman Films.
“When Claude Monet’s ‘Impression, Sunrise,’ valued at more than €100 million, is spectacularly stolen, the gang become the main suspect and pursued by law enforcement worldwide,” reads the logline. “Along the way, they will pull off one of Japan’s most audacious robberies: the 1986 Mitsubishi Bank heist in Tokyo, netting 300 million yen and earning the label ‘heist of the century.
’” The docu-series, which is also available as a two-hour standalone documentary, spans Tokyo, Bangkok and Mexico and combines cinematic storytelling, rare archival material, reconstructions and exclusive first-hand testimony to trace Fifi’s rise and fall as the police swiftly close in. The documentary is set to be presented as part of Studiocanal’s slate of premium factual content. Sunny Side of the Doc runs from June 22 to 27.
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