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Romain Gavras

Romain Gavras

Romain Gavras (French: [ʁɔmɛ̃ ɡavʁas]; born 4 July 1981) is a French director. He is known for directing M.I.A.'s videos "Bad Girls" and "Born Free," Kanye West and Jay-Z's video "No Church in the Wild," and Jamie xx's video "Gosh." He also directed Justice's "Stress.". His second film, The World Is Yours, was screened at the Directors' Fortnight during the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. His third film, Athena (2022), had its premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Gavras is the son of Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras. He is part of the film group Kourtrajmé with Kim Chapiron, Ladj Ly, and Toumani Sangaré. Description above from the Wikipedia article Romain Gavras, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Banger
Banger
2025 • Guitarist
Making Athena
Making Athena
2022 • Self
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
2019 • Mayor's Henchman (uncredited)
Burke & Hare
Burke & Hare
2010 • French Family
The Ax
The Ax
2005 • Civil Inspector
Le Chat d'la grand mère d'Abdel Krim
Le Chat d'la grand mère d'Abdel Krim
2003

Full filmography

Banger
Banger
2025 • Guitarist
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Les Misérables
Les Misérables
2019 • Mayor's Henchman (uncredited)
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Burke & Hare
Burke & Hare
2010 • French Family
View movie
The Ax
The Ax
2005 • Civil Inspector
View movie
Romain Gavras – Biography, Known For & Filmography