THE GRAVITY
Genre
Action and Science Fiction
Running time
85 minutes
Year
2022
Language
French
Subtitle
English
Country
France
Director
Cédric Ido
Bio
Producer
Emma Javaux
Cast
Max Gomis, Jean-Baptiste Anoumon, Steve Tientcheu, Oliver Rosemberg, Hafsia Herzi
Scriptwriter
Cédric Ido
The crime-ridden Parisian banlieues are familiar from films such as La Haine and Les Miserables, but French-Burkinabe director Cedric Ido surprises us by mixing his story of ghetto delinquency with an unlikely element: science fiction. At its centre are brothers Daniel (Max Gomis) - a professional athlete whose wife is urging a rapid move to Canada - and Joshua (Steve Tientcheu), the wheelchair-bound drug kingpin with a terrifying personality. Tension mounts when their former friend Christophe (Jean-Baptiste Anoumon) returns from prison, looking for whoever grassed him up and enraged by the sight of new young dealers delivering to his old customers. But something else is happening, ignored by these self-styled Ronin. Up in a reddening sky, the eight planets are aligning, sending gravity haywire - and nobody knows what will happen next. This genre-busting movie mixes French urban drama with a Japanese anime aesthetic to create something unique, extraordinary and beguiling.
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