Romain Gavras

Sacrifice (2026)

During a star-studded charity gala brimming with celebrities, billionaires and empty speeches, a movie star in the midst of an existential crisis is taken hostage by a radical warrior and her devoted followers. As the night descends into chaos, both an inw ...

The King of Algiers (2023)

Omar, better known as Omar the Strawberry, is an old-fashioned bandit. Forced to flee to Algeria, he makes a living out of petty crime, accompanied by his famous sidekick Roger. After decades of ruling the French criminal underworld, they must come to term ...

Athena (2022)

Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos. ...

The World Is Yours (2018)

To escape his life of crime, a Paris drug dealer takes on one last job involving Spain, unhinged gangsters, his longtime crush and his scheming mother. ...

1000 Lives (2013)

A man running to prove if you have one taste you'll get 1000 lives ...

Our Day Will Come (2010)

Redheaded teen Remy is bullied by his soccer teammates and drawn into fights with his younger sister and mother in their cramped apartment. After a flare-up of domestic violence, he flees home and is tracked down by a bitter guidance counselor, Patrick, al ...

Born Free (2010)

The music video for English recording artist M.I.A.'s "Born Free" was directed by Romain Gavras. The video, which depicts a genocide against red haired people, was filmed in California and directed by Romain Gavras as a nine-minute short film without the p ...

A Cross the Universe (2008)

During the three weeks of Justice's March 2008 North American tour, Romain Gavras, So Me and the band themselves tape every second of their escapades across the country and the chaos that ensued. ...

Stress (2008)

A gang of Parisian teenagers go about the city on a violent rampage. ...

Les Mathématiques du Roi Heenok (2008)

An immersive dive into the world of Heenok and his collective Gangster & Gentleman, while touching on broader questions about the survival of hip-hop and the state of humanity. Did Roi Heenok really earn his first million at 18? Is he a real fake gangster ...

Mégalopolis (2005)

Kourtrajmé Vol 1 (2003)

Easy Pizza Riderz (2002)

In Easy Pizza Riders, an urban spoof western where people would kill for a pair of silver Reebok, the beloved French youth culture of the time is on full display: sneakers, pizza delivery, fish eye lenses, funk music. Shot when Gavras was only 21 years old ...

The Funk Hunt (2001)

Banger (2025)

When cops recruit a has-been DJ to bust a quirky criminal gang with ties to his rival, he spots a chance to mix his way back to the top with a banger. ...

Making Athena (2022)

The making of ATHENA covers the entire production of the film and gives us an in-depth perspective of the scenes that everyone is talking about, from the 12-minute long shot sequence to the scene that sent the cameraman 30 meters above the ground. Highligh ...

Les Misérables (2019)

Stéphane has recently joined the Anti-Crime Squad in Montfermeil, in the suburbs of Paris, France, where Victor Hugo set his famed novel "Les Miserables". Alongside his new colleagues Chris and Gwada – both experienced members of the team – he quickly ...

Burke & Hare (2010)

Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist. ...

The Ax (2005)

Bruno loved his job as a middle manager at a paper company, but optimistically views being laid off as an opportunity. After two years of searching for a comparable position, optimism turns to desperation. His wife works two jobs, and their marriage slowly ...

Le Chat d'la grand mère d'Abdel Krim (2003)