THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
2023 Films
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2h 11m
In the near future, a mysterious phenomenon strikes humanity and unexplained mutations gradually transform parts of the population into human-animal hybrids. The creatures, considered a threat by many, are sent to specialised centers in an attempt to stop their mutations from progressing and to control their apparent violent tendencies.
When a convoy bringing hybrids to a new facility crashes in a forest, paranoia spreads in the local community as the surviving creatures scatter into the wild. François and his 16-year-old son Emile embark on a desperate search for his missing wife Lena who disappeared after the crash. As François clings to the family’s past, he progressively loses his grip on Emile, who has started to notice transformations in his own body, leaving his fate increasingly uncertain. But as he secretly bonds with creatures he met in the forest, Emile opens his eyes to their humanity, leaving him and his father forever changed as the authorities close in.
Directed by: Thomas Cailley
Written by: Thomas Cailley, Pauline Munier
Produced by: Pierre Guyard
Cinematography: David Cailley
Editing: Lilian Corbeille
Production Design: Julia Lemaire
Costume Design: Ariane Daurat
Make-Up: Frédéric Lainé, Jean-Christophe Spadaccini, Pascal Molina
Sound: Fabrice Osinski, Raphaël Sohier, Matthieu Fichet, Nicolas Becker, Niels Barletta
Original Score: Andrea Laszlo De Simone
Visual Effects: Cyrille Bonjean, Bruno Sommier
Cast: Romain Duris, Paul Kircher, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Tom Mercier
Original Title: LE REGNE ANIMAL
Film Production Country: France
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Biography of the Director/s
After studying at La Femis in the screenplay department, Thomas Cailley directed PARIS SHANGHAI (2011), a short film that won awards at numerous festivals.
His first feature film, LOVE AT FIRST FIGHT (LES COMBATTANTS) was a public success. Presented and awarded at the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes in 2014, it received three Césars the following year, including Best First Film.
Directed for Arte, his first series AD VITAM (6x52) was selected at the Toronto International Film Festival and elected best French series of the year at Series Mania in 2018.
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM, presented in the Official Selection at the opening night of Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival (2023) is his second feature film as a director.
Filmography of the Director/s
2022 - THE ANIMAL KINGDOM, Feature
2014 - LOVE AT FIRST FIGHT, Feature
2020 - PARIS SHANGHAI, Feature
Production Company:
Studiocanal
Pascale Hornus
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: 71351113
Website: https://www.studiocanal.com/
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