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MONEY
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Earned back only 60% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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The Animal Kingdom
"All creatures crave freedom."
2023 2h 7m FR
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6.9
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★6.9TMDB · 984
AdventureDramaScience Fiction
Synopsis
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In a world hit by a wave of mutations transforming humans into animals, François does everything he can to save his wife. As some of the creatures disappear into a nearby forest, he and their son Émile embark on a quest that will change their lives forever.
“All creatures crave freedom.”
Cast
Romain Duris
François
Paul Kircher
Émile
Adèle Exarchopoulos
Julia
Tom Mercier
Fix
Billie Blain
Nina
Xavier Aubert
Jacques
Saadia Bentaïeb
Naïma
Gabriel Caballero
Victor
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Thomas Cailley
- Writers
- Thomas Cailley, Pauline Munier
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- Belgium, France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 3 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Thomas Cailley, shot by David Cailley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Andrea Laszlo De Simone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Lilian Corbeille shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Romain Duris and Paul Kircher and Adèle Exarchopoulos carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "All creatures crave freedom.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Thomas Cailley directs. David Cailley behind the camera. Andrea Laszlo De Simone scores. Lilian Corbeille cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 60% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 3 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
- 4Directed by Thomas Cailley, shot by David Cailley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Andrea Laszlo De Simone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Lilian Corbeille shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Romain Duris and Paul Kircher and Adèle Exarchopoulos carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "All creatures crave freedom.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt16606592 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 11 themes, including "mutation", "human animal relationship", "turns into animal", "hunted like animals".
- 11Released under 22 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- David Cailley
- Original score
- Andrea Laszlo De Simone
- Editing
- Lilian Corbeille
- Production design
- Julia Lemaire
- Costume design
- Ariane Daurat
- Makeup / hair
- Sebastian Lochmann
- VFX supervisor
- Cyrille Bonjean
- Sound
- Niels Barletta
- Stunt coordinator
- Patrick Cauderlier
- Runtime
- 127 min · 2h 7m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,200,000
- Box office
- $9,138,503
- Return
- 60% of budget
- Original language
- FR
Awards
- Lumière Award for Best Director
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Thomas Cailley
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
StudioCanal
FR
Nord-Ouest Films
FR
France 2 Cinéma
FR
Artémis Productions
BE
Shelter Prod
BE
Key crew
- ProducerPierre Guyard
- Production ManagerVincent Lefeuvre
- Sound Re-Recording MixerNiels Barletta
- ADR SupervisorLaure-Anne Darras
- Dialogue EditorLaure-Anne Darras
- Sound EditorMatthieu Fichet
- Sound AssistantSébastien Gaches
- Boom OperatorOlivier Grandjean
- Sound EngineerLucas Le Néouanic
- Assistant Sound DesignerGilles Marsalet
- Boom OperatorLaurence Morel
- Sound RecordistFabrice Osinski
- Sound Effects EditorThéo Serror
- Sound EditorRaphaël Sohier
- Foley EditorAntoine Swertvaegher
- Foley ArtistGrégory Vincent
- Key GripErwan Becquelin
- Best Boy GripClément Berthon
- Assistant CameraArthur Billuart
- Second Assistant CameraRaphael Capel
- Best Boy GripJoseph Emiélot
- Additional First Assistant CameraRomain Gentil
- ElectricianEtienne Hubert
- First Assistant CameraLucien Jacquelin
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- mutation
- human animal relationship
- turns into animal
- hunted like animals
- human becoming an animal
- father son relationship
- animal transformation
- violence against animals
- isolated society
- sick wife
- search for wife
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2023-09-21· Fantastic Fest
- Theatrical2024-03-15
Also known as
International titles
- The Animal KingdomIT
- 동물 왕국KR
- 动物王国CN
- 進化症候群TW
- The Animal KingdomAU
- AnimaliaAT
- Criaturas incríveisBR
- Loomade kuningriikEE
- AnimaliaDE
- Ζωικό ΒασίλειοGR
- El reino animalMX
- Królestwo zwierzątPL
- Le règne animalMA
- Reino AnimalPT
- Королевство зверейRU
