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Animale

2024 · 98 min

A slow-burning, eerie descent into bodily transformation and communal fear, blending gritty realism with unsettling fantasy.

Directed by
Emma Benestan
Genres
Fantasy, Drama, Horror
Starring
Oulaya Amamra, Damien Rebattel, Vivien Rodriguez
Overview
Camargue, France - Nejma trains hard to win the local bullfighting competition. When she is mauled after a celebration, she starts to notice disturbing changes. News of a rogue bull on the loose terrifies the community, killing young men.

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Directed by
Emma Benestan
Genres
Fantasy, Drama, Horror
Starring
Oulaya Amamra, Damien Rebattel, Vivien Rodriguez
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • survival
  • fate
  • violence
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
fantasy, drama, horror
Directed by
Emma Benestan
Written by
Emma Benestan, Vincent Le Port, Julie Debiton, Yasmine Benkiran
Starring
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Ruben Impens
Runtime
98 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French

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