Vandits (2022)

Directed by

Stuart Stone

Genre

comedy, action, science fiction, thriller, mystery

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

18A

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small-time gang of stoners tries to rob a bingo hall on Christmas Eve but gets trapped in a time loop. Each time they relive the heist, their plan fails in a different way.

comedicquirkychaoticlightheartedabsurdnostalgicwrong-turnplayful

What happens

Vandits is a 2022 Canadian crime comedy film, co-written and directed by Stuart Stone. The film stars Tony Nappo as Sheldon, the leader of a small-time gang of stoners in Selkirk, Manitoba, who hatch a plan to rob a bingo hall on Christmas Eve, only to become trapped in a time loop in which their plan goes awry in a completely different manner each time they relive the heist. The film's cast also includes Francesco Antonio, Victoria Turko and Jesse Camacho as Sheldon's accomplices Veeny, Jessie and Guy, Enrico Colantoni as the bingo hall owner Ned, Jann Arden as Blanche the snack counter lady, and Robb Wells as Ramone, an employee of the bingo hall with anger management issues. The film received a brief theatrical release starting on November 4, 2022, in advance of being distributed principally on Amazon Prime and Hollywood Suite beginning December 15. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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