

The youth send a video of Jerôme to the police, threatening to kill him unless the three policemen who beat Idir are identified. Their units are forced to retreat, and in the ensuing chaos a young officer named Jerôme is separated from his unit and captured by the youth. Night falls and the riot police move in on the housing complex. While leading a group of residents past a group of riot police, an altercation begins, and Abdel and other residents of Athena are kettled and arrested. Abdel then helps to organize an evacuation and shelter for Athena’s residents, including a former terrorist named Sebastien, whom Abdel shelters in Athena’s daycare center. He sees Karim and tries to speak to him, but the latter escapes where the memorial service is disrupted by the ongoing violence outside. With the youth refusing to let him leave, Moktar and his gang take shelter in Athena’s shisa lounge, where they dig a hole to stash the contraband until the uprising has passed.Ībdel returns to Athena to attend a memorial service for Idir. In the middle of the chaos, a drug dealer named Moktar tries to move bags of contraband out of Athena. They begin to barricade themselves - and the residents of Athena - inside the housing complex.ĬRS riot police are sent to put down the uprising, while the youth respond by shooting fireworks and other improvised missiles at the police. After stealing a weapons locker and a police van, the youth head back to their banlieue Athena, where Abdel also grew up. He appeals for calm, but a group of youth, led by Abdel’s brother Karim, disrupt the press conference by tossing a Molotov cocktail and raiding the police station. The film received polarizing reviews, with praise for the direction, score and technical aspects but criticized its lack of depth in the screenplay and weak story.Ībdel, an Algerian-French soldier, holds a press conference outside a police station after his 13-year-old brother Idir dies in hospital, the result of three apparent policemen beating and leaving him for dead. The film stars Dali Benssalah, Sami Slimane, Anthony Bajon, Ouassini Embarek and Alexis Manenti.Īthena had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 9 September 2022, where it competed for the Golden Lion award, and was released on 23 September 2022 by Netflix. Climb aboard the Argo II, if you dare.Athena is a 2022 French epic action drama film directed by Romain Gavras, from a screenplay by Gavras, Ladj Ly and Elias Belkeddar. Narrated by four different demigods, The Mark of Athena is an unforgettable journey across land and sea to Rome, where important discoveries, surprising sacrifices, and unspeakable horrors await. What if he's now attached to Roman ways? Does he still need his old friends? As the daughter of the goddess of war and wisdom, Annabeth knows she was born to be a leader, but never again does she want to be without Seaweed Brain by her side. What more does Athena want from her?Īnnabeth's biggest fear, though, is that Percy might have changed. Annabeth already feels weighed down by the prophecy that will send seven demigods on a quest to find-and close-the Doors of Death. In her pocket Annabeth carries a gift from her mother that came with an unnerving demand: Follow the Mark of Athena. Annabeth hopes that the sight of their praetor Jason on deck will reassure the Romans that the visitors from Camp Half-Blood are coming in peace.Īnd that's only one of her worries. With its steaming bronze dragon masthead, Leo's fantastical creation doesn't appear friendly. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can't blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon. Just when she's about to be reunited with Percy-after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera-it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus #3)Īnnabeth is terrified.
