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Athena (2022 film)

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'Athena' is a 2022 French tragedy film directed by Romain Gavras. Its cast features Dali Benssalah, Sami Slimane, Anthony Bajon, Ouassini Embarek, and Alexis Manenti, among others.

The film had its premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival and competed for the Golden Lion award.

Plot



Set in a French banlieu, the plot concerns about the chaos erupting in a neighborhood known as Athena in the wake of the brutal killing of Idir, focusing on the plight of the deceased's brothers Karim, Moktar, and Abdel.

Cast



Production



The film is an Iconoclast and Lyly production. It was shot in 2021 in the Parisian suburb of vry-Courcouronnes. It features dialogue in French and Arabic.

Release



The film had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Distributed by Netflix, it will be released in "select" theatres on 9 September 2022, followed by a streaming release on 23 September 2022.

Reception





David Rooney of 'The Hollywood Reporter' summed up the film as "nerve-rattling, intense and explosive", deeming it to be "a live grenade, beginning in full ignition mode and dialing up its intensity throughout with virtuoso technique".

Todd McCarthy of 'Deadline Hollywood' described the film as "a torrent, an inundation, a cascade of rage, fury and frustration over the realities of life for a particular group of French families" that "grabs you by the throat and barely allows you a moment for a gasp of air".

David Ehrlich of 'IndieWire' rated the film 'C+', considering that it is "just a really cool movie about a country that's ready to catch fire", that "would have been more harrowing and successful had it fully owned the courage of [the anger of the dispossessed]".

Tim Grierson of 'ScreenDaily' considered that 'Athena' "works better as a brash, immersive action spectacle than a thought-provoking political thriller".

Peter Bradshaw of 'The Guardian' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a film highlighted by "a sensational opening", yet also losing "its dramatic shape" afterwards.

Awards



See also



* List of French films of 2022

References



Category:Films set in France

Category:2020s French-language films

Category:Films shot in le-de-France

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