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* TheBadGuysAreCops: Subverted. Even though the ones who beat Idir up were police officers, the cops that get to speak with the brothers (the negotiator and Jérôme) are sympathetic and searching for the men responsible.
-->'''Jérôme''': I'm sorry about your brothers.
* TheBadGuyWins: The end reveals that [[spoiler:Idir was killed in a far-right false flag operation after all]].
-->'''Jérôme''': I'm sorry about your brothers.
* TheBadGuyWins: The end reveals that [[spoiler:Idir was killed in a far-right false flag operation after all]].
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-->'''Jérôme''': I'm sorry about your brothers.
after all]].
* TheBadGuyWins: The end reveals that [[spoiler:Idir was killed in a far-right false flag operation afterall]].all, which has achieved its ends of igniting chaos throughout the nation]].
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The story takes off when 13-year old Idir dies at the hands of apparent [[PoliceBrutality French policemen]], starting a riot across the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banlieue banlieue]] by the same name. Athena. His older brothers Abdel (Creator/DaliBenssalah) and Karim (Sami Slimane) find themselves in two different sides of the conflict, as Karim calls for the heads of the cops responsible for Idir's beating beating, and Abdel, a decorated veteran, tries to find a peaceful resolution.
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* TheBadGuyWins: The end reveals that [[spoiler:Idir was killed in a far-right false flag operation after all]].
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Abdel is strangely focused on getting Sebastien to safety. Sebastien turns out to be a quiet, passive, and almost helpless man with some ambiguous mental disorder. In the third act, Abdel enlists him to open a police locker, and Sebastien immediately begins rattling off the tools and explosives he'll need. Ultimately he [[spoiler:"goes crazy" and rigs several floors of the apartment building to explode for no apparent reason]].
* BigBadFriend: The first two acts of the film hinge on the conflict between Abdel the peacemaker and his beloved brother Karim, the rabble-rouser.
* CainAndAbel: Karim feuds with both Abdel and his half-brother Moktar for working against his riot.
* CassandraTruth: [[spoiler:The police keep insisting that the killers were a bunch of right-wing extremists. In the epilogue, we find that this is true]].
* DiscOneFinalBoss: It turns out that [[spoiler:Karim, the antagonist for the first two acts of the film, dies at the end of the second act. Abdel suffers a FaceHeelTurn in response to his death]].
* DressingLikeTheEnemy: Jerome strips off his riot armor and puts on a black hoody in an attempt to fit in with the rioters. They don't fall for it, but it ''does'' prevent his fellow officers from recognizing him.
* EpicTrackingShot: Quite a few shots are [[TheOner extremely lengthy]] and range all over the place. The first 10 minutes of the film are shot entirely in one cut, starts as a press conference and then follows Karim as he leads a police station invasion, jumps into van with stolen police equipment, drives through the neighborhood, enters a fortified banlieue, and marches to the parapet to face off against the police.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** Abdel is first shown angry but urging calm while wearing his military uniform, establishing him as angry but principled.
** Karim is first seen throwing a molotov cocktail at his own brother's press conference to start a riot, showing how he'll hurt anyone necessary to achieve his ends.
** Jerome is introduced picking at nail polish on his thumb, left there by one of his young daughters, establishing him as a decent family man.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Abdel is working to try to save lives through the first two acts of the film. Then his brother Karim is burned to death in front of him, and he flips, deciding to side with the rioters after all]].
* FakeKillScare: [[spoiler:Abdel threatens to shoot Jerome and then fires two shots. When we cut back to Jerome, however, he's still alive. Abdel has spared him]].
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Abdel is strangely focused on getting Sebastien to safety. Sebastien turns out to be a quiet, passive, and almost helpless man with some ambiguous mental disorder. In the third act, Abdel enlists him to open a police locker, and Sebastien immediately begins rattling off the tools and explosives he'll need. Ultimately he [[spoiler:"goes crazy" and rigs several floors of the apartment building to explode for no apparent reason]].
* BigBadFriend: The first two acts of the film hinge on the conflict between Abdel the peacemaker and his beloved brother Karim, the rabble-rouser.
* CainAndAbel: Karim feuds with both Abdel and his half-brother Moktar for working against his riot.
* CassandraTruth: [[spoiler:The police keep insisting that the killers were a bunch of right-wing extremists. In the epilogue, we find that this is true]].
* DiscOneFinalBoss: It turns out that [[spoiler:Karim, the antagonist for the first two acts of the film, dies at the end of the second act. Abdel suffers a FaceHeelTurn in response to his death]].
* DressingLikeTheEnemy: Jerome strips off his riot armor and puts on a black hoody in an attempt to fit in with the rioters. They don't fall for it, but it ''does'' prevent his fellow officers from recognizing him.
* EpicTrackingShot: Quite a few shots are [[TheOner extremely lengthy]] and range all over the place. The first 10 minutes of the film are shot entirely in one cut, starts as a press conference and then follows Karim as he leads a police station invasion, jumps into van with stolen police equipment, drives through the neighborhood, enters a fortified banlieue, and marches to the parapet to face off against the police.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** Abdel is first shown angry but urging calm while wearing his military uniform, establishing him as angry but principled.
** Karim is first seen throwing a molotov cocktail at his own brother's press conference to start a riot, showing how he'll hurt anyone necessary to achieve his ends.
** Jerome is introduced picking at nail polish on his thumb, left there by one of his young daughters, establishing him as a decent family man.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Abdel is working to try to save lives through the first two acts of the film. Then his brother Karim is burned to death in front of him, and he flips, deciding to side with the rioters after all]].
* FakeKillScare: [[spoiler:Abdel threatens to shoot Jerome and then fires two shots. When we cut back to Jerome, however, he's still alive. Abdel has spared him]].
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** Karim's stolen police van gets pelted as they drive it into Athena. He swears in frustration that his own defenders can't tell that it's him.
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** [[spoiler: But even though they got exactly what they wanted, that doesn't necessarily mean they "won". Most real-life supremacist groups are racially motivated to make foreigners look bad and create a society entirely made up of their own kind. Instigating racial unrest and societal instability doesn't guarantee that they will get this from this chaos they generated in Athena or across France. All they have to show for their hatred is more destruction.]]
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* OminousLatinChanting: An ominous greek chorus is sung when the police begins the raid on Athena after nightfall. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as director Romain Gavras (the son of French-Greek director Creator/CostaGavras) was inspired by the ancient Greek civil wars to write the story.
* OminousLatinChanting: An ominous greek chorus is sung when the police begins the raid on Athena after nightfall. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as director Romain Gavras (the son of French-Greek director Creator/CostaGavras) was inspired by the ancient Greek civil wars to write the story.
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''Athena'' is a French epic action drama film directed by Romain Gavras, from a screenplay by Gavras, Ladj Ly and Elias Belkeddar. It was released by Netflix in 23 September 2022.
The story takes off when 13-year old Idir dies at the hands of apparent [[PoliceBrutality French policemen]], starting a riot across the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banlieue Banlieue]] by the same name. His older brothers Abdel (Creator/DaliBenssalah) and Karim (Sami Slimane) find themselves in two different sides of the conflict, as Karim calls for the heads of the cops responsible for Idir's beating and Abdel, a decorated veteran, tries to find a peaceful resolution.
''Athena'' is a French epic action drama film directed by Romain Gavras, from a screenplay by Gavras, Ladj Ly and Elias Belkeddar. It was released by Netflix in 23 September 2022.
The story takes off when 13-year old Idir dies at the hands of apparent [[PoliceBrutality French policemen]], starting a riot across the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banlieue Banlieue]] by the same name. His older brothers Abdel (Creator/DaliBenssalah) and Karim (Sami Slimane) find themselves in two different sides of the conflict, as Karim calls for the heads of the cops responsible for Idir's beating and Abdel, a decorated veteran, tries to find a peaceful resolution.
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''Athena'' is a French
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The story takes off when 13-year old Idir dies at the hands of apparent [[PoliceBrutality French policemen]], starting a riot across the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banlieue Banlieue]] by the same name. His older brothers Abdel (Dali Benssalah) (Creator/DaliBenssalah) and Karim (Sami Slimane) find themselves in two different sides of the conflict, as Karim calls for the heads of the cops responsible for Idir's beating and Abdel, a decorated veteran, tries to find a peaceful resolution.
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* OminousLatinChanting: An ominous greek chorus is sung when the police begins the raid on Athena after nightfall. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as director Romain Gavras (the son of French-Greek director Creator/CostaGavras) was inspired by the ancient Greek civil wars to write the story.
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''Athena'' is a French epic action drama film directed by Romain Gavras, from a screenplay by Gavras, Ladj Ly and Elias Belkeddar. It was released by Netflix in 23 September 2022.
The story takes off when 13-year old Idir dies at the hands of apparent [[PoliceBrutality French policemen]], starting a riot across the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banlieue Banlieue]] by the same name. His older brothers Abdel (Dali Benssalah) and Karim (Sami Slimane) find themselves in two different sides of the conflict, as Karim calls for the heads of the cops responsible for Idir's beating and Abdel, a decorated veteran, tries to find a peaceful resolution.
!!''Athena'' provides examples of:
* MolotovCocktail: Lots of. The first scene starts when Karim throws one off at the doors of a police station.
''Athena'' is a French epic action drama film directed by Romain Gavras, from a screenplay by Gavras, Ladj Ly and Elias Belkeddar. It was released by Netflix in 23 September 2022.
The story takes off when 13-year old Idir dies at the hands of apparent [[PoliceBrutality French policemen]], starting a riot across the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banlieue Banlieue]] by the same name. His older brothers Abdel (Dali Benssalah) and Karim (Sami Slimane) find themselves in two different sides of the conflict, as Karim calls for the heads of the cops responsible for Idir's beating and Abdel, a decorated veteran, tries to find a peaceful resolution.
!!''Athena'' provides examples of:
* MolotovCocktail: Lots of. The first scene starts when Karim throws one off at the doors of a police station.
