Athena (2022 film)

Athena
Official release poster
Directed byRomain Gavras
Screenplay by
  • Romain Gavras
  • Ladj Ly
  • Elias Belkeddar
Starring
CinematographyMatias Boucard
Edited byCherifi Akram Mohamed Yasser
Music byGENER8ION
Production
companies
  • Iconoclast
  • Lyly Films
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • 2 September 2022 (2022-09-02) (Venice)
  • 23 September 2022 (2022-09-23) (Netflix)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryFrance
Languages
  • French
  • Arabic

Athena is a 2022 French epic action drama film directed and co-written by Romain Gavras. The film stars Dali Benssalah, Sami Slimane, Anthony Bajon, Ouassini Embarek and Alexis Manenti.

Athena had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 9 September 2022, where it competed for the Golden Lion award,[1] and was released on 23 September 2022 on Netflix. The film received mostly positive reviews, with praise for the direction and technical aspects, but was criticized for its lack of depth.

  1. ^ Parfitt, Orlando (26 July 2022). "Venice film festival unveils 2022 line-up – follow live". Screen Daily. Retrieved 10 September 2022.