Romain Gavras (; born 4 July 1981 in
Paris
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, France) is a French filmmaker. He is known for directing
Jamie xx's video "
Gosh",
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's video "
No Church in the Wild
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" and
M.I.A.'s video "
Bad Girls". He also directed
Justice
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's "
Stress
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" and M.I.A.'s "
Born Free
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", both controversial for their depiction of graphic violence. Gavras' films and music videos often portray a gritty setting juxtaposed with high-energy content.
His second film, ''
The World Is Yours'' (''Le Monde est à toi'') was screened at the
Directors' Fortnight
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during the
2018 Cannes Film Festival
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Asghar Farhadi's psycho ...
.
Biography
Born in Paris, Gavras grew up in a family of filmmakers. He is the youngest son of French journalist and film producer
Michèle Ray-Gavras and Greek-French film director
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras (short for Konstantinos Gavras; el, Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933) is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for films with political and s ...
(Konstantinos Gavras). His sister,
Julie Gavras, and brother,
Alexandre Gavras
Alexandre Gavras (born August 23, 1969) is a French film producer.
Filmography
As a producer
As a director
References
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Living people
1969 births
Film people from Paris
French film pr ...
, are also filmmakers.
In 1995, he co-founded the film collective
Kourtrajmé with his childhood friend
Kim Chapiron. Gavras dated British singer
Rita Ora
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from 2020 to 2021.
Filmography
Film
Music videos
Advertising
References
External links
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Vimeo
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1981 births
Living people
French film directors
French screenwriters
Greek film directors
French music video directors
French people of Greek descent
Film people from Paris