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Animality

2025 · 122 min

A sober, globe-spanning essay that confronts how we treat animals and quietly implicates the viewer in what it shows.

Overview
Ai Weiwei examines our relationship with animals, from China and Egypt to the Danish mink farms. At times violent, always thought-provoking - and above all, a mirror image of ourselves.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • nature
  • violence
  • morality
  • power
  • death
Places
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Ai Weiwei
Written by
Ai Weiwei
Runtime
122 min
Country
Germany
Languages
Danish, English, Urdu, Indonesian, Mandarin, Tibetan, Portuguese

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