2022 drama film
Sons of Ramses Theatrical release poster
French Goutte d'Or
Directed by Clément Cogitore Written by Clément Cogitore Produced by Jean-Christophe Reymond Starring Karim Leklou Cinematography Sylvain Verdet Edited by Isabelle Manquillet Music by Eric Bentz Production companies
Distributed by Diaphana Release dates
20 May 2022 (2022-05-20 ) (Cannes )
1 March 2023 (2023-03-01 ) (France)
Running time
98 minutes Country France Languages French Arabic Box office $398,022[ 1]
Sons of Ramses (French : Goutte d'Or ) is a 2022 French drama film directed and written by Clément Cogitore . It stars Karim Leklou as the titular role.
The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival during the Critics' Week on 20 May 2022.
Ramses, a clairvoyant lives in the Goutte d'Or district in Paris, finds his business and the tranquility of the entire neighborhood disrupted when a group of children begins terrorizing the locals. However, a significant shift occurs when Ramses experiences a vision one day.[ 2]
Karim Leklou as Ramsès
Jawad Outouia as Hachara
Elyes Dkhissi as Farel
Ahmed Benaissa as Younes
Malik Zidi as Mickael
Elsa Wolliaston as Céleste
Losseni Sanoko
Lacina Sanoko
Yilin Yang as Grace
Loubna Abidar as the mother of Frikket and Farel
Jibril Bouhadi
Chakib Mokhtari
Ayoub Lafdal
Adam Benhalla
Nada El Belkasmi as the customer
In 2021, it was announced that the project received a production grant from Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée .[ 3] The screenplay also won the 34th Prix du scénario in the same year.[ 4]
The principal photography took place from June to July 2021 in Bordeaux and Paris .[ 5] [ 6]
Sons of Ramses had its world premiere at the Critics' Week section of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May.[ 7] Hours before the premiere, Ahmed Benaissa , who portrayed Younes, died at the age of 78.[ 8]
The film was distributed in French theatres on 1 March 2023 by Diaphana.[ 9] It achieved 65,571 admissions during its theatrical run.[ 10]
Sons of Ramses received an average rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné , based on 25 reviews.[ 11]
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^ Ramachandran, Naman (20 May 2022). "Ahmed Benaissa, 'Sons of Ramses' Actor, Dies Hours Before Cannes Premiere, Screening Dedicated to Him" . Variety . Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024 .
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