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The Darwinners

2024 · 80 min

A witty, absurd animated romp through prehistory that playfully skewers human progress with satirical charm.

Directed by: Jean-Paul Guigue, Julien Berjeaut
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Starring: Franck Ekinci, Camille Serceau, Noémie de Lattre

Overview: In a prehistory for operettas that is seemingly doomed never to evolve, a conflicted father and daughter disrupt the Stone Age routine. After a tragic-comedy round-trip to the future, they accidentally bring back an Ikea “bent key”, which will at last trigger Evolution, for better or for worse… Writing, religion, politics… who will be capable of putting an end to these disasters?

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Directed by: Jean-Paul Guigue, Julien Berjeaut
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Starring: Franck Ekinci, Camille Serceau, Noémie de Lattre

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
technology
faith
politics
Places: wilderness
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: animation, comedy
Directed by: Jean-Paul Guigue, Julien Berjeaut
Written by: Julien Berjeaut
Starring: Franck Ekinci, Camille Serceau, Noémie de Lattre, Fabien Limousin, Guillaume Gallienne, Michel Vuillermoz, Frédéric Pierrot, Clément Sibony
Music: Antoine Berjeaut, Emmanuel d'Orlando
Cinematography: Dries De Clercq
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Belgium, France
Languages: French

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