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]