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Animale

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Camargue, France -- infamous for its traditional bull race, an exhilarating and graceful challenge of agility and respect between man and beast. Surrounded by men, 22-year-old Nejma trains hard to fulfill her dream of winning the upcoming annual competition, but news of a rogue and violent bull on the loose terrifies the community. Young men are being murdered everywhere, and the beast is nowhere to be seen.

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Catherine Bray Variety The filmmaking is at its most successful when it moves away from dialogue-driven sequences and into the more visual, visceral aspects of Nejma’s chosen line of work. May 23, 2024 Full Review Jonathan Romney Screen International Animale boasts visual confidence to spare and a compelling, energetic lead performance from Oulaya Amamra... Disappointingly, though, the film never lives up to its bold scene-setting, falling into a pattern of obviousness. May 22, 2024 Full Review C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore In the end, Animale is about how far too many men see both animals and women as consumable for their entertainment and satisfaction. Rated: 4.5/5 Nov 19, 2024 Full Review Ard Vijn ScreenAnarchy Animal left this viewer with an unbalanced and unsatisfied feeling. It's this what prevented me from outright loving this film, and I can't quite tell you all why because I'd have to totally spoil the film. Which, to its credit, would still be a shame. Rated: 7/10 Nov 17, 2024 Full Review Emilie Black Cinema Crazed Overall, the story is good and so is the direction, the acting from the lead is fantastic and the rest of the cast is good. Nov 6, 2024 Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Emma Benestan’s poetic take on gender, power and corporeality is a deeply animal experience. Rated: 5/5 Nov 5, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Camargue, France -- infamous for its traditional bull race, an exhilarating and graceful challenge of agility and respect between man and beast. Surrounded by men, 22-year-old Nejma trains hard to fulfill her dream of winning the upcoming annual competition, but news of a rogue and violent bull on the loose terrifies the community. Young men are being murdered everywhere, and the beast is nowhere to be seen.
Director
Emma Benestan
Producer
Julie Billy, Naomi Denamur, Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts
Screenwriter
Emma Benestan
Production Co
June Films, Frakas Productions
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 38m