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2024 film

Queens of Drama
FrenchLes Reines du drame
Directed byAlexis Langlois
Written byCarlotta Coco
Thomas Colineau
Alexis Langlois
Produced byInès Daïen Dasi
Benoit Rolland
StarringLouiza Aura
Gio Ventura
CinematographyMarine Atlan
Edited byAlexis Langlois
Gabriel Gonzalez
Music byPierre Desprats
Mona Soyoc
Yelle
Rebeka Warrior
Production
companies		Les Films du Poisson
Wrong Men
Release date
  • 18 May 2024 (2024-05-18) (Cannes)
Running time114 minutes
CountriesFrance
Belgium
LanguageFrench

Queens of Drama (French: Les Reines du drame) is a French musical drama film, directed by Alexis Langlois and released in 2024. 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.

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, where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm.

It was nominated for the Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film.

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.
  5. Adjinsoff, Mathi (18 November 2024). ""Dahomey", "Miséricorde"... : voici les finalistes du Prix Louis-Delluc 2024". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2024.

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