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Animal

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Under the hot Greek sun, the animateurs at an all-inclusive island resort prepare for the busy touristic season. Kalia is the leader of the pack. Paper decors, glossy costumes and dance shows fill the stage. As summer intensifies and the work pressure builds up, their nights become violent and Kalia's struggle is revealed in the darkness. But when the spotlights turn on again, the show must go on.

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Jessica Kiang Variety A film about brittle endings, and the way even those who can boogie-woogie all night long, always have to face the dawn. Aug 17, 2023 Full Review Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter A film that’s low on drama but high on character detail and verisimilitude. Aug 12, 2023 Full Review Amparo Cabal EscribiendoCine Animal is a film about the loneliness that comes from being uprooted and about feeling confined to productivity, routine, and necessity. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Jun 18, 2024 Full Review Paula Vázquez Prieto La Nación (Argentina) A circular story of... an exhausted body and a season that languishes with the last light of summer. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Jun 13, 2024 Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Somewhat arid and a little long at 116 minutes, Animal is nevertheless a disturbing and, in several passages, fascinating look at the contradictions and miseries of savage capitalism encapsulated in a paradisiacal tourist enclave. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 11, 2024 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com [Director Sofia Exarchou] paints a painful character portrait of less easily defined ennui in the inherent stagnation of seasonal employment. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 8, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Under the hot Greek sun, the animateurs at an all-inclusive island resort prepare for the busy touristic season. Kalia is the leader of the pack. Paper decors, glossy costumes and dance shows fill the stage. As summer intensifies and the work pressure builds up, their nights become violent and Kalia's struggle is revealed in the darkness. But when the spotlights turn on again, the show must go on.
Director
Sofia Exarchou
Producer
Maria Drandaki, Maria Kontogianni
Screenwriter
Sofia Exarchou
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Greek
Runtime
1h 56m