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Animale

OT: Animale

Emma Benestan | Belgium, France, Saudi Arabia, 2024
Fiction Feature | FF2024

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Story

A strong feminist manifesto combining the genres Western and Body Horror: Animale portrays a young woman trying to find her place in a world dominated by men and in doing so skilfully playing with the metaphor of the beast. The Camargue is famed for its traditional bull-fights. Here, 22-year old Nejma is training for an upcoming competition, the only woman among many men. The season is well underway when the news of a stray bull terrifies the local community. Young men are dying brutally, but the beast is nowhere to be found.

 

 

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Director

EMMA BENESTAN (*1988 in France) is a French-Algerian director. Her romantic comedy Fragile (2021) was well received by the critics. In 2021, she made the documentary Fearless Girl about the bull-fighter Marie Segrétier.

Info

Animale

Fiction Feature

French

Voilà! | FF2024


Belgium, France, Saudi Arabia

2024

100 min

OV with German and English subtitles

Emma Benestan

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Christophe Hermans

PLAION PICTURES

Film Constellation

June Films

Frakas Productions

PLAION PICTURES, Katharina Günther: k.guenther@plaion.com

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MemoriesFamily and RelationshipsFrancophoneGenreAdolescenceMotherNatureFemale DirectorsAnimals

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