Queens of Drama (film) explained

Queens of Drama
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Director:Alexis Langlois
Producer:Inès Daïen Dasi
Benoit Rolland
Starring:Louiza Aura
Gio Ventura
Music:Pierre Desprats
Mona Soyoc
Yelle
Rebeka Warrior
Cinematography:Marine Atlan
Editing:Alexis Langlois
Gabriel Gonzalez
Studio:Les Films du Poisson
Wrong Men
Runtime:114 minutes
Country:France
Belgium
Language:French

Queens of Drama (French: Les Reines du drame) is a French musical drama film, directed by Alexis Langlois and released in 2024.[1] The film centres on a star-crossed romance between Mimi Madamour (Louiza Aura) and Billie Kohler (Gio Ventura), two singers who first meet as competitors in a television singing competition where Mimi is selected for a place in the competition and goes on to have a huge pop hit, while Billie is rejected and pursues underground success as a punk rocker.[2]

The cast also includes Bilal Hassani, Alma Jodorowsky, Nana Benamer, Asia Argento, Thomas Poitevin, Dustin Muchuvitz, Raya Martigny, Drag Couenne, Julia Fiquet, Jean-Biche and Élodie Barthels.

The film premiered on 18 May 2024 at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,[3] where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Ben Croll, "‘Queens of Drama’ Director Alexis Langlois Brings New Pop to Queer Stories". Variety, 18 May 2024.
  2. David Opie, "‘Queens of Drama’ Review: Glittercore Pop-Punk and Noughties Toxicity Collide in Queer French Musical Drama". IndieWire, 18 May 2024.
  3. Fionnuala Halligan, "‘Queens Of Drama’: Cannes Review". Screen Daily, 18 May 2024.
  4. Tim Dams, "Queer Palm reveals eligible titles from 2024 Cannes lineup". Screen Daily, 9 May 2024.