Sons of Ramses
{{Short description|2022 drama film}}
{{Infobox film
| name =
| image = Goutte d'Or 2022 film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|French|Goutte d'Or}}
| director = Clément Cogitore
| writer = Clément Cogitore
| producer = Jean-Christophe Reymond
| starring = Karim Leklou
| cinematography = Sylvain Verdet
| editing = Isabelle Manquillet
| music = Eric Bentz
| studio = {{plainlist|
- Kazak Productions
- France 2 Cinéma}}
| distributor = Diaphana
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|5|20|Cannes|2023|3|1|France}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
Arabic
| budget =
| gross = $398,022{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=14644048|title=Sons of Ramses (2022)|access-date=13 January 2024|publisher_hide=yes}}
}}
Sons of Ramses ({{langx|fr|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.
Premise
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.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/clement-cogitore-sons-of-ramses-cannes-critics-week-1235266228/|title=Clement Cogitore's 'Sons Of Ramses': Watch First Clip From Cannes Critics' Week Selection (EXCLUSIVE)|work=Variety|date=13 May 2022|accessdate=13 January 2024|first=Naman|last=Ramachandran|author-link=Naman Ramachandran|archive-date=13 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113063550/https://variety.com/2022/film/global/clement-cogitore-sons-of-ramses-cannes-critics-week-1235266228/|url-status=live}}
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- 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
}}
Production
In 2021, it was announced that the project received a production grant from Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/396256/|title=The CNC grants an advance on receipts to Valeria Bruni Tedeschi's Forever Young|date=7 January 2021|accessdate=13 January 2024|first=Fabien|last=Lemercier|work=Cineuropa|archive-date=13 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113063550/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/396256/|url-status=live}} The screenplay also won the 34th Prix du scénario in the same year.{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/401737/|title=Clément Cogitore's Sons of Ramses triumphs at France's Prix du scénario|date=15 April 2021|accessdate=13 January 2024|first=Fabien|last=Lemercier|work=Cineuropa|archive-date=13 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113063551/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/401737/|url-status=live}}
The principal photography took place from June to July 2021 in Bordeaux and Paris.{{cite web|url=https://actu.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/bordeaux_33063/pour-un-tournage-de-film-a-bordeaux-un-casting-cherche-quatre-enfants-pour-des-roles-de-figuration_41520043.html|title=Pour un tournage de film à Bordeaux, un casting cherche quatre enfants pour des rôles de figuration|work=Actu.fr|date=2 May 2021|accessdate=13 January 2024|first=Nicolas|last=Gosselin|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217145652/https://actu.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/bordeaux_33063/pour-un-tournage-de-film-a-bordeaux-un-casting-cherche-quatre-enfants-pour-des-roles-de-figuration_41520043.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/festival-de-cannes/goutte-d-or-royaume-des-voyous-et-des-voyants-20220520|title=Goutte d'Or: royaume des voyous et des voyants|date=20 May 2022|accessdate=13 January 2024|first=Etienne|last=Sorin|work=Le Figaro|archive-date=4 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004095835/https://www.lefigaro.fr/festival-de-cannes/goutte-d-or-royaume-des-voyous-et-des-voyants-20220520|url-status=live}}
Release
Sons of Ramses had its world premiere at the Critics' Week section of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/cannes-critics-week-jesse-eisenbergs-when-you-finish-saving-the-world-open-2022-selection-1235006344/|title=Cannes Critics' Week: Jesse Eisenberg's 'When You Finish Saving The World' To Open 2022 Selection|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=20 April 2022|accessdate=13 January 2024|first=Tom|last=Grater|archive-date=20 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420095038/https://deadline.com/2022/04/cannes-critics-week-jesse-eisenbergs-when-you-finish-saving-the-world-open-2022-selection-1235006344/|url-status=live}} Hours before the premiere, Ahmed Benaissa, who portrayed Younes, died at the age of 78.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/ahmed-benaissa-dead-dies-sons-of-ramses-cannes-1235273125/|title=Ahmed Benaissa, 'Sons of Ramses' Actor, Dies Hours Before Cannes Premiere, Screening Dedicated to Him|date=20 May 2022|accessdate=13 January 2024|first=Naman|last=Ramachandran|work=Variety|archive-date=13 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113063551/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/ahmed-benaissa-dead-dies-sons-of-ramses-cannes-1235273125/|url-status=live}}
The film was distributed in French theatres on 1 March 2023 by Diaphana.{{cite web|url=https://en.unifrance.org/movie/53495/sons-of-ramses|title=Sons of Ramses de Clément Cogitore (2022)|work=Unifrance|accessdate=13 January 2024|archive-date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527153620/https://en.unifrance.org/movie/53495/sons-of-ramses|url-status=live}} It achieved 65,571 admissions during its theatrical run.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=22745|title=Goutte d'Or (2023)|work=JP Box-Office|accessdate=13 January 2024|archive-date=22 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722135427/https://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=22745|url-status=live}}
Reception
=Critical response=
Sons of Ramses received an average rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 25 reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-289237/critiques/presse/|title=Critiques Presse pour le film Goutte d'or|website=AlloCiné|accessdate=13 January 2024|archive-date=13 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113063550/https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-289237/critiques/presse/|url-status=live}}
=Accolades=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Date of ceremony ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Recipient(s) ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="3" | Lumières Award
| rowspan="3" | 22 January 2024 | {{nom}} | rowspan="3" align="center" | {{cite web|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|date=14 December 2023|title='Anatomy of a Fall' Leads France's Lumiere Award Nominations|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/anatomy-of-a-fall-leads-lumiere-award-nominations-1235735583/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=13 January 2024|archive-date=17 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217143534/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/anatomy-of-a-fall-leads-lumiere-award-nominations-1235735583/|url-status=live}} |
|---|
| Best Director
| Clément Cogitore | {{nom}} |
| Best Cinematography
| Sylvain Verdet | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt14644048}}
- [https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=289237.html Sons of Ramses] at AlloCiné
Category:2020s French-language films
Category:2020s Arabic-language films
Category:Films shot in Bordeaux