Action, Adventure, Thriller, Drama  •  2022  •  97 min  •  Adults (18+)

Athena (2022)

Athena poster

Athena (2022)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Islam: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.


Starring Cast

Dali Benssalah  •   Sami Slimane  •   Anthony Bajon


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film's central conflict is deeply rooted in themes of police brutality, systemic injustice, and the resulting social unrest within a marginalized community, aligning its dominant themes with progressive values.

Diversity: High
Confidence: High

The movie features a diverse cast that authentically represents its setting within a French banlieue. Its narrative centers on a powerful critique of state institutions and police actions, highlighting themes of social injustice and the struggles of a marginalized community.

Secondary

Islam: Positive
Confidence: Medium

The film portrays a predominantly Muslim community as victims of systemic injustice, eliciting sympathy for their grief and rage. While their actions escalate to violence, the narrative frames this as a tragic response to oppression, not as an inherent characteristic or failing of their faith. The film humanizes the adherents, showing their dignity and desperation.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Athena, 2022 is an intense action-thriller depicting a civil uprising in a French banlieue. The film's narrative is entirely centered on the conflict and its participants, and it does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its storyline.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Based on the provided movie details and the absence of any additional information regarding character descriptions or plot points, no identifiable transsexual characters or themes are present in "Athena, 2022." Therefore, an assessment of its portrayal is not applicable.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film primarily focuses on male characters engaged in conflict. While female characters are present in the setting, none are depicted participating in or winning direct physical combat against one or more male opponents.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Athena" (2022) is an original story with new characters, not an adaptation of existing source material or a historical biopic. Therefore, no characters were established as a different gender in prior canon or history to be gender-swapped.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Athena (2022) is an original film featuring new characters created for the movie. There is no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or prior adaptations for its characters to be compared against, thus precluding a race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.8
The Movie Database logo
6.6

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.7
Metacritic logo
7.3

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