Queens of Drama (film)

Queens of Drama (French: Les Reines du drame) is a French musical drama film, directed by Alexis Langlois and released in 2024.^[1] The film centres on a star-crossed romance between Mimi Madamour (Louiza Aura) and Billie Kohler (Gio Ventura), two singers who first meet as competitors in a television singing competition where Mimi is selected for a place in the competition and goes on to have a huge pop hit, while Billie is rejected and pursues underground success as a punk rocker.^[2]

Queens of Drama
French	Les Reines du drame
Directed by	Alexis Langlois
Written by	Carlotta Coco Thomas Colineau Alexis Langlois
Produced by	Inès Daïen Dasi Benoit Rolland
Starring	Louiza Aura Gio Ventura
Cinematography	Marine Atlan
Edited by	Alexis Langlois Gabriel Gonzalez
Music by	Pierre Desprats Mona Soyoc Yelle Rebeka Warrior
Production companies	Les Films du Poisson Wrong Men
Release date	18 May 2024 (2024-05-18) (Cannes)
Running time	114 minutes
Countries	France Belgium
Language	French

The cast also includes Bilal Hassani, Alma Jodorowsky, Nana Benamer, Asia Argento, Thomas Poitevin, Dustin Muchuvitz, Raya Martigny, Drag Couenne, Julia Fiquet, Jean-Biche and Élodie Barthels.

The film premiered on 18 May 2024 at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,^[3] where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm.^[4]

It was nominated for the Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film.^[5]