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2008·Documentary·1h 5m
7.1
During the three weeks of Justice's March 2008 North American tour, Romain Gavras, So Me and the band themselves tape every second of their escapades across the country and the chaos that ensued.
Directed by So-Me and Romain Gavras
house
french

Cast

Gaspard Augé
Gaspard Augé
Self
Xavier de Rosnay
Xavier de Rosnay
Self
Pedro Winter
Pedro Winter
Self
DJ Mehdi
DJ Mehdi
Self
SebastiAn
SebastiAn
Self
Anthony Kiedis
Anthony Kiedis
Self
Vincent Belorgey
Vincent Belorgey
Self

Crew

Romain Gavras
Romain Gavras
Director
Gaspard Augé
Gaspard Augé
Music
Xavier de Rosnay
Xavier de Rosnay
Music

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SaintlyCrown501
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As I've seen this before, I knew what to expect. To put it bluntly, it shows the "sex and drugs" part of "rock'n'roll" incredibly well because they do have sex, and they take drugs, and they get arrested in the U.S.

It's one hell of a time capsule at this point, a sledgehammer of true indie sleaze to the face of whoever watches this 65-minute documentary.

Although I will say, for a documentary on a '08 music tour by a electronic duo from France, it really doesn't focus on the music at all. They'll be faces in this documentary that you may recognise (no spoilers from me!) and then faces that you won't (probably the French faces who joined Justice on their tour, such as their legendary manager Busy P, and fellow French electro musicians SebastiAn, Kavinsky, and the late DJ Mehdi).

The supporting characters in this documentary (there's no better way to describe them), are absolutely eccentric and well... insane. Especially the tour manager with a worrisome addiction to guns and then the bus driver doing some... peculiar breathing exercises.

Best of all though, is the bizarre, weird, and wonderful behaviours of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay as the truly excellent French electronic duo Justice, one of my favourite bands of all time.

This whole thing is an absolute fever dream, and I just love it.
As I've seen this before, I knew what to expect. To put it bluntly, it shows the "sex and drugs" part of "rock'n'roll" incredibly well because they do have sex, and they take drugs, and they get arrested in the U.S.

It's one hell of a time capsule at this point, a sledgehammer of true indie sleaze to the face of whoever watches this 65-minute documentary.

Although I will say, for a documentary on a '08 music tour by a electronic duo from France, it really doesn't focus on the music at all. They'll be faces in this documentary that you may recognise (no spoilers from me!) and then faces that you won't (probably the French faces who joined Justice on their tour, such as their legendary manager Busy P, and fellow French electro musicians SebastiAn, Kavinsky, and the late DJ Mehdi).

The supporting characters in this documentary (there's no better way to describe them), are absolutely eccentric and well... insane. Especially the tour manager with a worrisome addiction to guns and then the bus driver doing some... peculiar breathing exercises.

Best of all though, is the bizarre, weird, and wonderful behaviours of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay as the truly excellent French electronic duo Justice, one of my favourite bands of all time.

This whole thing is an absolute fever dream, and I just love it.
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Jurassic-45
Jurassic-45
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I started watching Iris: a space opera by Justice but could tell my mom wasn't super into it so I asked if she wanted to watch this instead. I think she may have slightly regretted her decision. I won't write a ton here as I've already wrote two longer reviews, so if you want more of my opinion go watch that. The only thing I can do is recommend this to everyone I can! Even if you're not a fan of their music (which I get, but come on) it's still just a lot of fun seeing these french men be exposed to American culture in the late 2000s and living it up as total Rockstars. It's completely free on YouTube as well! I know Charlixcx recently put on a special showing of the movie as a part of a series of movies that helped inspire her new movie the moment!

If you want to dip your tow in the water without dedicating a full hour to watch this, I highly recommend watching the music video for Phantom Pt. II, as it serves as a sort of trailer for the movie as its made of up of several clips that were used in it as well as some unused stuff as well! Plus Phantom Pt. II is their best song hands down, a straight up masterpiece!
I started watching Iris: a space opera by Justice but could tell my mom wasn't super into it so I asked if she wanted to watch this instead. I think she may have slightly regretted her decision. I won't write a ton here as I've already wrote two longer reviews, so if you want more of my opinion go watch that. The only thing I can do is recommend this to everyone I can! Even if you're not a fan of their music (which I get, but come on) it's still just a lot of fun seeing these french men be exposed to American culture in the late 2000s and living it up as total Rockstars. It's completely free on YouTube as well! I know Charlixcx recently put on a special showing of the movie as a part of a series of movies that helped inspire her new movie the moment!

If you want to dip your tow in the water without dedicating a full hour to watch this, I highly recommend watching the music video for Phantom Pt. II, as it serves as a sort of trailer for the movie as its made of up of several clips that were used in it as well as some unused stuff as well! Plus Phantom Pt. II is their best song hands down, a straight up masterpiece!
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Jurassic-45
Jurassic-45
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God I love Justice so much! I've had been wanting to see them ever since I saw a video of their coachella performance, and I finally got the chance to fly down to Minneapolis to see them and it was a 100% worth it! It was the best concert I've ever been to, the only thing that could top it is if Daft Punk decided to come back together and do one last tour (I'm still mad I didn't get to see them in 2007, I don't even care that I was 2).

This documentary is a mess filled with drugs, alcohol, and sex as we watch this duo at their "prime" (I use quotes because you could argue that right now is the biggest they've been since 2008) as they delve into life of a Rockstar. The documentary feels less like a documentary and more like a peek at what they were up to during the month that they were first touring the U.S.

Everyone is insane, from Gaspard getting a shotgun wedding in Vegas, Xavier smashing a bottle on a guys head and then playing a show with a fucked up bleeding hand (what a legend), their crazy gun obsessed tour manager, and their bus driver who was wanting to set the world record for lowest note. This documentary also has cameos from Busy P, Kavinsky, Dj Mehdi, SebastiAn, Kanye West, and Anthony Kiedies from the red hot chili peppers.

I honestly feel like you don't even have to know or like Justices music to still enjoy this documentary. The way the movie captures the sheer energy of what it was like to be at one of their concerts at this time is amazing and you genuinely do feel a bit exhausted at the end like Gaspard and Xavier did at the end of their tour.

I'm so excited to see them again in October when they come back to Seattle to play at climate pledge! I will be at the barricade once again!
God I love Justice so much! I've had been wanting to see them ever since I saw a video of their coachella performance, and I finally got the chance to fly down to Minneapolis to see them and it was a 100% worth it! It was the best concert I've ever been to, the only thing that could top it is if Daft Punk decided to come back together and do one last tour (I'm still mad I didn't get to see them in 2007, I don't even care that I was 2).

This documentary is a mess filled with drugs, alcohol, and sex as we watch this duo at their "prime" (I use quotes because you could argue that right now is the biggest they've been since 2008) as they delve into life of a Rockstar. The documentary feels less like a documentary and more like a peek at what they were up to during the month that they were first touring the U.S.

Everyone is insane, from Gaspard getting a shotgun wedding in Vegas, Xavier smashing a bottle on a guys head and then playing a show with a fucked up bleeding hand (what a legend), their crazy gun obsessed tour manager, and their bus driver who was wanting to set the world record for lowest note. This documentary also has cameos from Busy P, Kavinsky, Dj Mehdi, SebastiAn, Kanye West, and Anthony Kiedies from the red hot chili peppers.

I honestly feel like you don't even have to know or like Justices music to still enjoy this documentary. The way the movie captures the sheer energy of what it was like to be at one of their concerts at this time is amazing and you genuinely do feel a bit exhausted at the end like Gaspard and Xavier did at the end of their tour.

I'm so excited to see them again in October when they come back to Seattle to play at climate pledge! I will be at the barricade once again!
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Jurassic-45
Jurassic-45
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"I loved the moment where it went BWAAAAM!!!" - Fucking Kavinsky with a heavy French accent!

What a hell of a ride, I fucking love Justice and their music! They have such a great blend of French Electronica and Rock! There isnt anyone quite like them and they've really been filling in the Daft Punk shaped hole in my heart. This documentary covers basically their entire north American tour for their debut album cross (which is one of the greatest debut albums I must add). The funny part about that is that maybe 10% of the movie is about their actual shows and the other 90% is the fucking shenanigans they all got up to, legal and illegal and was honestly a great insight into the duos early days! You can definitely see the number that the tour did on them by the end as they went fucking wild and seemed to be intoxicated for many portions of the tour.

Some of my favorite moments were Gaspard getting Married in a shotgun wedding in Vegas, Kavinsky showing up for some reason (I love you Kavinsky), their bus driver who was determined to break the Guinness world record for lowest note, their manager who was obsessed with guns, anytime someone was arrested, anytime there was a random shot of Xavier or Gaspard in their underwear, Kanye showing up in a random ass shot vibing to the concert, Gaspard and Xavier trying to order water at burger King, Gaspard and Xavier posing for a photo with waitresses at hooter awkwardly, Xavier singing "under the bridge" by the red hot chili peppers to Anthony Kledis from the red hot chili peppers, Xavier Screaming Gaspard followed by Gaspard flopping into the snow, and Xavier smashing a bottle onto a dudes head and then proceeding to play a show with a cut up hand, fucking legend.

My review really isn't doing this documentary Justice (pun not intended), you really need to watch it to believe it, even if you don't care for their music, there is so much to enjoy here, my main complaint is that there are some really weird pervy shots on some of the girls that just felt wrong. Other than that, this shit was hilarious!
"I loved the moment where it went BWAAAAM!!!" - Fucking Kavinsky with a heavy French accent!

What a hell of a ride, I fucking love Justice and their music! They have such a great blend of French Electronica and Rock! There isnt anyone quite like them and they've really been filling in the Daft Punk shaped hole in my heart. This documentary covers basically their entire north American tour for their debut album cross (which is one of the greatest debut albums I must add). The funny part about that is that maybe 10% of the movie is about their actual shows and the other 90% is the fucking shenanigans they all got up to, legal and illegal and was honestly a great insight into the duos early days! You can definitely see the number that the tour did on them by the end as they went fucking wild and seemed to be intoxicated for many portions of the tour.

Some of my favorite moments were Gaspard getting Married in a shotgun wedding in Vegas, Kavinsky showing up for some reason (I love you Kavinsky), their bus driver who was determined to break the Guinness world record for lowest note, their manager who was obsessed with guns, anytime someone was arrested, anytime there was a random shot of Xavier or Gaspard in their underwear, Kanye showing up in a random ass shot vibing to the concert, Gaspard and Xavier trying to order water at burger King, Gaspard and Xavier posing for a photo with waitresses at hooter awkwardly, Xavier singing "under the bridge" by the red hot chili peppers to Anthony Kledis from the red hot chili peppers, Xavier Screaming Gaspard followed by Gaspard flopping into the snow, and Xavier smashing a bottle onto a dudes head and then proceeding to play a show with a cut up hand, fucking legend.

My review really isn't doing this documentary Justice (pun not intended), you really need to watch it to believe it, even if you don't care for their music, there is so much to enjoy here, my main complaint is that there are some really weird pervy shots on some of the girls that just felt wrong. Other than that, this shit was hilarious!
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