Romain Gavras
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Romain Gavras spends the working day as a director better known from credit lists than from press coverage. The first job came at 20. Work has kept arriving across 25 years. Among all the credits, 'Athena' reached the widest audience. 'The World Is Yours' counts among the more visible projects.
Romain Gavras
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Romain Gavras spends the working day as a director better known from credit lists than from press coverage. The first job came at 20. Work has kept arriving across 25 years. Among all the credits, 'Athena' reached the widest audience. 'The World Is Yours' counts among the more visible projects.
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GENER8ION: STORM starring Yung Lean
Director
2026
Film
Sacrifice
Director
2026
Film
Athena
Director
2022
Film
The World Is Yours
Director
2018
Film
Our Day Will Come
Director
2010
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Mégalopolis
Director
2005
Film
Kourtrajmé Vol 1
Writer
2003
Film
Easy Pizza Riderz
Director
2002
Film
The Funk Hunt
Director
2001
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How old is Romain Gavras and where are they from?
Romain Gavras is 45 years old, born on July 4, 1981 in Paris, France.
What are the most famous roles of Romain Gavras?
Romain Gavras is best known for directing Athena, The World Is Yours, Our Day Will Come.
How many movies has Romain Gavras directed?
Over a 25-year career (since 2001), Romain Gavras has directed or written 9 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Romain Gavras's first movie?
The career of Romain Gavras began with Signatune ().
What is Romain Gavras's most recent movie or series?
Romain Gavras's most recent release is GENER8ION: STORM starring Yung Lean, which premiered on April 24, 2026.
Romain Gavras
1981-07-04 · Paris, France
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.Romain Gavras, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.