1. Athena (2022) | Rotten Tomatoes
Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.
2. Review: Athena (2022) - 3 Brothers Film
Nov 28, 2022 · It wants to put you in the midst of a siege at a suburban apartment block in Paris and make you helpless to separate your own adrenaline, ...
Romain Gavras’ Athena is an impressive formal achievement, although it never manages to resolve the tensions between its operatic storytelling and its slightly-artificial visual approach.
3. Athena review – brutal violence and bravura action in the Paris banlieues
Sep 2, 2022 · A staggeringly good opening set piece is the high point of Romain Gavras's gritty thriller about police racism.
A staggeringly good opening set piece is the high point of Romain Gavras’s gritty thriller about police racism
4. “Athena,” Reviewed: When Social Thought Becomes Hectic Spectacle
Sep 9, 2022 · “Athena” is a vision of political apocalypse, and it names the enemy while throwing its cinematic hands in the air, along with the camera.
Romain Gavras’s new film is technically stunning but hollow at its apolitical core.
5. 'Athena' Review: Incendiary Thriller Declares War on Injustice - Variety
“Athena” puts people of color front and center, taking responsibility for how they are depicted. There are casualties on both sides; a cop is taken hostage; ...
Music-video auteur Romain Gavras' third feature, 'Athena,' is his most impressive project yet, confronting the possibility of an all-out war between Parisians of color and the police.
6. Athena (2022) - Alternate Ending
Jan 1, 2023 · Athena is representative of a trend in contemporary French cinema that I like to call banlieue porn, films taking place in Paris' poorer, ...
The controversial French drama is also the most exciting film of 2022 that you have never heard of. Gavin McDowell reviews Athena!
7. ATHENA (2022) - Mark Reviews Movies
Sep 9, 2022 · ... point. Gavras (whose surname should be familiar to those with a knowledge of international political thrillers, since his father is the ...
8. REVIEW: “Athena” (2022) | - Keith & the Movies
Oct 6, 2022 · The police claim it wasn't their officers in the video. The marginalized, mostly Algerian communities point to other recent cases of police ...
See AlsoMyalbanymed Patient Portal“Athena” opens with a powerful closeup of a man named Abdel. The camera stays firmly locked onto his solemn face as he walks through a police station and outside to an awaiting crowd of reporters. …
9. Review: 'Athena,' a fiery drama of civil unrest, is mostly blowing smoke
Sami Slimane, front, in the movie “Athena.” (Kourtrajmeuf Kourtrajme). By Justin ChangFilm Critic. Sept. 21, 2022 7 AM PT. Share. Share via
Romain Gavras' third feature is a brilliantly choreographed but conceptually too-tidy drama of police violence and political resistance in contemporary France.
10. Athena Reviews - Metacritic
Sep 28, 2022. Athena is shocking, partly because its events seem only about five minutes in our future. One could place its powder keg neighborhood in any ...
After the death of his youngest brother following an alleged police altercation, Abdel (Dali Benssalah) is called back from the frontline to find his family torn apart. Caught between his younger brother Karim's (Sami Slimane) desire for revenge and the criminal dealings of his older brother Moktar (Ouassini Embarek), he struggles to calm the rising tensions. As the situation escalates, their community Athena is transformed into a fortress under siege, becoming a scene of tragedy for both the family and beyond.
11. Netflix's "Athena" Is A Pulse-Pounding Modern-Day Greek Tragedy [Review]
Sep 19, 2022 · ... point after the heart-pounding opening, because Athena never lets up. ... Athena will be Streaming on Netflix September 23rd, 2022. For ...
Netflix has a new movie from director Romain Gavraz. It's a story that fits very well with the climate of today's society, check out our review of Athena.
12. Athena Movie Review | Common Sense Media
Feb 17, 2023 · At one point the bomb-maker asks for some gas, explosives, and a ... : September 23, 2022; Cast: Dali Benssalah , Sami Slimane , Anthony ...
Intense drama about racism, inequality; violence, language. Read Common Sense Media's Athena review, age rating, and parents guide.
13. Venice: Romain Gavras on Creating Immersive Epic 'Athena'
Sep 2, 2022 · September 2, 2022 4:00am. Share on Facebook · Share on X ... You start at point A, and then three kilometers away, you arrive at the estate.
The French director's thrilling — and timely — Netflix feature examines how a single spark can "spread through a country like a detonation."