Romain Gavras
Romain Gavras (lang; born 4 July 1981) is a French film director. 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.
Romain Gavras
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- Name
- Romain Gavras
- Born
- 4 July 1981
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- * Director
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
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Romain Gavras (lang; born 4 July 1981) is a French film director. 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.
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Biography
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His third film Athena (2022) had its premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Sacrifice (2025) is the filmmaker's English-language debut.
Romain Gavras, director, co-writer, and producer, and Gregory Jankilevitsch at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada.
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• Name — Romain Gavras • Born — 4 July 1981 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Occupation — * Director • screenwriter • Years Active — 2000–present • Parents — * Costa-Gavras • Michèle Ray-Gavras • Relatives — * Julie Gavras (sister) • Alexandre Gavras (brother)
Biography
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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.
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• Year — Title — Artist • 2003 — "Pour ceux" — Mafia K1 Fry • 2004 — "Y'en a des biens" — Didier Super • 2007 — "Trankillement" — Fatal Bazooka • "I Believe" — Simian Mobile Disco • "Signatune" — DJ Mehdi • 2008 — "Stress" — Justice • "The Age of the Understatement" — The Last Shadow Puppets • 2010 — "Born Free" — M.I.A. • 2012 — "Bad Girls" • "No Church in the Wild" — Jay-Z and Kanye West • 2016 — "Gosh" — Jamie xx • 2021 — "Neo Surf" — Gener8ion and 070 Shake • 2026 — "Storm" — Gener8ion and Yung Lean
Personal life
Personal life
Gavras was in a relationship with English singer Rita Ora from 2020 to 2021. In 2023, he dated English singer Dua Lipa. Since February 2026, he has been dating model and actress Emily Ratajkowski.
Film
• Year — Title — Notes • 2001 — The Funk Hunt — Short film • 2002 — La Barbichette — Short film • Easy Pizza Riderz — Short film • 2008 — Les Mathématiques du Roi Heenok — Short film • A Cross the Universe — Documentary Nominated – CPH:DOX Sound & Vision Award • 2010 — Our Day Will Come (Notre jour viendra) — Nominated – CPH PIX: New Talent Grand Pix Nominated – SXSW Film Festival Audience Award: Emerging Visions Nominated – Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema: Kraków Film Award • 2018 — The World Is Yours (Le Monde est à toi) — Nominated – Quinzaine des Réalisateurs: Europa Cinemas Label Nominated – Quinzaine des Réalisateurs: Art Cinema Award Nominated – Quinzaine des Réalisateurs: SACD Award • 2022 — Athena — Nominated – Golden Lion • 2025 — Sacrifice
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- Le monde est à toi réal. par Romain Gavras, The French Review, 2020
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