Feature narrative

Queens of Drama

Les Reines du drame

Belgia · Frankrike – 2024

Synopsis

Year 2055. Steevyshady, an overly botoxed Youtuber tells the tale of a pop idol’s rise and fall fifty years ago.
After winning a TV singing competition, Mimi Madamour enjoyed great fame and fortune as the nation's pop diva. It was at this audition she met Billie Kohler, who departed to the judges' ridicule, but would become a queer punk icon – and the love of Mimi's life.
As the couple's love and passion for each other grew, so did their greed for the spotlight, and soon their romance spiralled into a circle of jealousy and self-destruction. Mimi & Billie truly were the Queens of Drama.

Referencing classic films such as Bob Fosse's All That Jazz and Brian de Palma's Phantom of the Paradise, director Alexis Langlois also throws iconic pop culture moments into the mix, making his feature film debut a deliciously camp, high-octane queer experience made to be seen - and heard - on the big screen!

Writer/director Alexis Langlois in attendance.

    Details

  • Director

    Alexis Langlois

  • Cast

    Louiza Aura
    Gio Ventura
    Bilal Hassani
    Nana Benamer
    Alma Jodorowsky
    Thomas Poitevin
    Raya Martigny
    Dustin Muchuvitz
    Asia Argento
    Jean-Biche

  • Duration

    115 min.

  • Language

    French

  • Subtitles

    English

Trailer

Screenings

  • Cinemateket Tancred
    Friday 09.27.2024 @ 7:00p.m.

    Attending
    Alexis Langlois
    · Director, screenwriter