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ATHENA (2022): The Things I Liked…

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Athena (2022), Dali Benssalah, Netflix
Athena (2022), Dali Benssalah, Netflix

Romain Gavras’s latest drama Athena is the story of Idir, Karim, Abdel and Moktar. Four brothers whose realities change dramatically because of one tragic incident. 

Stunningly captured and well-structured storytelling is one phrase that fits here. Athena is clever and socially conscious, to the point where you may wish you could have attended a screening followed by a live Q&A session with Gavras himself. 

Starring Dali Benssalah, Sami Slimane, Alexis Manenti, Karim Lasmi and Anthony Bajon, my favourite thing about Athena is the highly engaging way it captures chaos. For me, the camera work, choreography and dialogue combined to deliver a movie as watchable as its highly engaging teaser trailer.

Watch Athena for a moving tragedy that cleverly unfolds while offering plenty to consider, hope for and imagine.

Happy Film Loving,

G

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ATHENA (2022): New Trailer From Romain Gavras…

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Read my spoiler-free movie review of  Athena (2022).

One of the best teaser trailers I’ve seen in a while just landed. It’s for Athena, a brand new drama from acclaimed French director Romain Gavras, and the theme is… you’ll see.

Hello, beautifully engaging trailer edit. Greetings, stunning accompanying music and mysterious letters that turn into:

‘It is difficult to fight anger; for a man will buy revenge with his soul.’ _Heraclitus, 500 BCE

Just in case all the above wasn’t enough, the name Romain Gavras shows up in the above trailer. That excites me because he’s a director I remember most fondly for his thought-provoking work in M.IA.’s Born Free.

I can’t wait for more of all the elements that already work so well in this trailer. It’s unlikely to be ‘easy viewing’, of course. Especially considering the premise, which follows three siblings hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother.

Still, I can’t deny that I love a good vengeance story. What do you like most about this trailer? Do share in the comments below.

Athena stars Dali Benssalah, Alexis Manenti, Karim Lasmi, Anthony Bajon, Ouassini Embarek, Radostina Rogliano, Tarek Haddaji, Sami Slimane, Mehdi Abdelhakmi and Guy Donald Koukissa,

Athena Release Dates…

Happy Film Loving,

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