We had been warned.
The lucky few who had seen the film spoke of a "slap", a "shock".
We understand, after the screening of "Athena", a feature film by Romain Gavras produced by Netflix and presented in world premiere in official competition at the Venice Film Festival.
This dive into a city in the suburbs of Paris where an alleged police blunder sets fire to the powder, harsh, suffocating, holds us in apnea for nearly two hours.
The first feedbacks are mostly positive.
“Athena”, one of the five French productions in the running until September 10, does not leave anyone indifferent.
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