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Justice will be served as anarchy erupts following a murder at the hands of a rogue police officer.

Romain Gavras’ “Athena” tells an all-too-timely tale of cop corruption, militant protests, and the intersection between nationalism and personal duty. The film premieres at the 2022 Venice Film Festival on September 2, followed by a September 23 Netflix release.

Per the official synopsis, 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.

Gavras directed, produced, and co-wrote the feature along with Ladj Ly...

Bac Films, the Paris-based film group behind the Venice Horizons title “My Days of Glory,” has bolstered its international sales division with a new team topped by Marine Goulois and Andrea Dos Santos.

Goulois previously worked at Snd, the sales arm of the commercial network M6, and Les Films du Losange, while Dos Santos worked at Orange Studio and Alfama Films. They will head the international sales division together.

Goulois, who has a track record handling both prestige auteur movies such as Michael Haneke’s films at Les Films du Losange, and high-concept genre or comedy movies at Snd, will also be in charge of international acquisitions.

The new team will be completed by Juliette Béchu, who will work on sales, and Marine Dorville, who will be the festival manager.

“Our ambition is to continue to develop an international lineup of independent European cinema, high-profile English-language projects and animated feature,...

The 26-year-old French star Vincent Lacoste continues his winning streak playing certified losers in My Days of Glory (Mes jours de gloire), an enjoyable shaggy-dog story that’s somewhere between early Woody Allen and the bluesy Paris-set coming-of-age romances of Christophe Honoré.

Funny in places and overtly depressing in others, it marks an amusingly offbeat debut from writer-director Antoine de Bary, who adapted from his own Cannes prize-winning short. Premiering in Venice’s Orizzonti sidebar and slated for release in France next year, Glory is the kind of easygoing arthouse flick that could find traction outside Europe, with Lacoste providing the ...

The 26-year-old French star Vincent Lacoste continues his winning streak playing certified losers in My Days of Glory (Mes jours de gloire), an enjoyable shaggy-dog story that’s somewhere between early Woody Allen and the bluesy Paris-set coming-of-age romances of Christophe Honoré.

Funny in places and overtly depressing in others, it marks an amusingly offbeat debut from writer-director Antoine de Bary, who adapted from his own Cannes prize-winning short. Premiering in Venice’s Orizzonti sidebar and slated for release in France next year, Glory is the kind of easygoing arthouse flick that could find traction outside Europe, with Lacoste providing the ...