Yung Lean (Jonatan Leandoer) is fearsome in "STORM" a new double-single and music video by multidisciplinary duo, GENER8ION (DJ Surkin and director Romain Gavras).
In "STORM," Leandoer stars as a brutish bully in an all-boys British boarding school. With a penchant for hijinks (including disassembling public infrastructure and creating a quasi-fight club), Leandoer's character is genuinely unnerving, performed by the Swedish rapper with moxie and commitment.
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In the second part of the video and double-single release, "STORM II," the film and music both take an ecstatic turn. Over pianos and strings, Yung Lean calls for unity and vague revolution, singing "We stay united through the storm" after a flurry of chants of "Hey!" In the video, the suited up school boys perform a hypnotic and energetic dance on the school steps. The Damien Jalet-composed choreography reminds me of the reveling dance featured in the 2025 film The Testament of Ann Lee.
GENER8ION, the audio-visual collaboration between Surkin and Gavras first began four years ago with "Neo Surf" featuring 070 Shake. Surkin is a DJ and electronic musician associated with the French Touch 2.0 generation (the same scene that produced the likes Justice and Daft Punk). Gavras has made zeitgeist-defining music videos for the likes of M.I.A., Justice, and Ye and Jäy Z.
Leandoer's evocative performance in "STORM" has me personally excited for his forthcoming film work. He acted alongside Charli xcx, Chris Evans, and Anya Taylor Joy in Sacrifice, which tells the story of a ritzy charity gala overtaken by radicals. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2025, but details of its distribution are still pending. For now, though, we have this exciting example of Leandoer in theatrical action.
