Actor

Romain Gavras

Directing

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Movies: 19Series: 1Crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 78207

IMDb ID: nm0310615

Known for: Directing

Born: July 4, 1981

Age: 44

Place of birth: Paris, France

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2001 - 2026

Years active: 26

Average TMDB rating: 6.36

Wikidata: Q959087

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Biography

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.