Athena

2022 1h 37m FR

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 854

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Synopsis

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Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dali Benssalah
Abdel
Anthony Bajon
Jérôme
Alexis Manenti
Sébastien
Ouassini Embarek
Moktar
Sami Slimane
Karim
Radostina Rogliano
Karim Lasmi
Mehdi Abdelhakmi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Romain Gavras
Writers: Ladj Ly, Romain Gavras, Elias Belkeddar
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Romain Gavras, shot by Matias Boucard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 5

DIRECTOR

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Editor Benjamin Weill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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4 / 5

CAST

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Dali Benssalah and Anthony Bajon and Alexis Manenti carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15445056 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Romain Gavras directs. Matias Boucard behind the camera. Benjamin Weill cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Romain Gavras, shot by Matias Boucard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Benjamin Weill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Dali Benssalah and Anthony Bajon and Alexis Manenti carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt15445056 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Matias Boucard
Editing: Benjamin Weill
Production design: Arnaud Roth
Makeup / hair: Jane Brizard
Stunt coordinator: Jérôme Gaspard
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Athena (2022)

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Horseface2023-01-07
★ 2/10
Watched 25 minutes of this. Well, I was in front of the TV for 25 minutes, but it's hard to make out what's happening. It's the kind of "HDR" that means "turn off all the lights and make sure no one can see anything. Oh, and also raise the black level, so everything's a gray mass." Something about cops and violent immigrants. Lots of shouting and fast-moving camera stuff, super duper boring so far. Not gonna bother for the rest.
brit442024-06-06
★ 10/10
I personally love Athena from the soundtrack to the action I think it’s brilliant.