Animals

2022 1h 31m FR

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5.1

MID

★5.1TMDB · 17

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Brahim is a young man, and secretly gay. At his mother’s birthday party, tensions around his unaccepted sexuality become unbearable. Brahim flees the oppressive family home into the night, where a terrible encounter awaits...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Soufiane Chilah
Brahim
Gianni Guettaf
Loïc
Vincent Overath
Geoffroy
Serkan Sancak
Milos
Lionel Maisin
Christophe
Madeleine Baudot
Melissa
Anne-Marie Loop
Brahim's mother
Amid Chakir
Brahim's father

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nabil Ben Yadir
Writers: Nabil Ben Yadir, Antoine Cuypers
Languages: French
Countries: Belgium, France

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1 / 7

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nabil Ben Yadir, shot by Frank van den Eeden. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dieter Diependaele shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

ERA

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Soufiane Chilah and Gianni Guettaf and Vincent Overath carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10098452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nabil Ben Yadir directs. Frank van den Eeden behind the camera. Dieter Diependaele cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
3Directed by Nabil Ben Yadir, shot by Frank van den Eeden. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Dieter Diependaele shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Soufiane Chilah and Gianni Guettaf and Vincent Overath carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt10098452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.