Athena (2022)
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 1H 37M
Director : Romain Gavras
Writer : Ladj Ly, Romain Gavras, Elias Belkeddar
Synopsis
Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.
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Documentary about the French public welfare system.
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An English-German filmmaking couple retreat to Fårö for the summer to each write screenplays for their upcoming films in an act of pilgrimage to the place that inspired Ingmar Bergman. As the summer and their screenplays advance, the lines between reality and fiction start to blur against the backdrop of the Island's wild landscape.
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