“Athena” Trailer Stirs a Modern Greek Tragedy Out of Police Brutality

Gavras’ latest film set in a French community under revolt hits Netflix on 23rd September.

Athena stars Dali Benssalah, Alexis Manenti, Anthony Bajon, Sami Slimane, and Ouassini Embarek.

It is set to premiere at this year’s Venice Film Festival on 2nd September, three weeks ahead of its Netflix premiere.

Athena is the third feature by the French filmmaker Romain Gavras (The World Is Yours), he teams up with the talented filmmaker Ladj Ly (Les Misérables), who co-wrote the script and co-produces this, to make a film about youth clashing with police in France.