Film · 2023
The Animal Kingdom
Original titleLe règne animal
Directed by Thomas Cailley · starring Paul Kircher, Romain Duris and Adèle Exarchopoulos
- 7.0 AverageMovieNCo
- 6.5 Users2 votes
- 7.5 Critics2 reviews
Synopsis
The world is being attacked by a wave of mutations that transform some humans progressively into animals. François does everything in his power to save his wife, afflicted by this mysterious condition. While society collapses and looks for a new order, François will begin with Émile, his 16 years old son, a search that will change them forever.
In the main cast of 'Animal Kingdom' we can find Adèle Exarchopoulos, Romain Duris and Paul Kircher. We know her for his role in 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' and she's also appeared in 'Orphan' and 'Racer and the Jailbird', among many others.
Duris has worked in films like 'The Beat That My Heart Skipped', 'The Spanish Apartment' and 'Mood Indigo'. Kircher, on his part, made his debyt in 2020 with the show 'Capitain Marleau' and has participated in 'Winter Boy' and 'Weekend Family'.
Thomas Cailley directed the film after directing projects like 'Les Combattants' and 'Ad Vitam'. He co-writes the script with Pauline Munier in her cinematographic debut after writing the script for the short film 'Les fils uniques'.
In the cast we also find Tom Mercier, Saadia Bentaïeb, Nathalie Richard, Billie Blain y Xavier Aubert.The film is produced by Philip Boëffard, Pierre Guyard, Ève Machuel y Christophe Rossignon.
Where to watch The Animal Kingdom
All the optionsThe Animal Kingdom is not on any service in the UK right now. It can be watched in other countries:
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Spain Prime Video: subscription, rent €2.99, buy €6.99RTVE Play: free
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Mexico Prime Video: rent MX$50.00, buy MX$99.00
The essentials
- Runtime
- 130 min2 hours and 10 minutes
- Budget
- €13mNord-Ouest Films
- How long is The Animal Kingdom?
- 2 hours and 10 minutes (130 minutes).
- Who directed The Animal Kingdom?
- Thomas Cailley.
- Who is in The Animal Kingdom?
- It stars Paul Kircher, Romain Duris, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Tom Mercier.
Cast
Full cast (9)-
Paul Kircher Émile
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Romain Duris François Marindaze
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Adèle Exarchopoulos Julia Izquierdo
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Tom Mercier Fix
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Saadia Bentaïeb Naïma
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Nathalie Richard Profesora Valérie Beaudoin
- Director
- Thomas Cailley
- Writers
- Thomas Cailley
- Producers
- Pierre Guyard
Videos and trailers
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All 5 photosReviews
All 2 reviewsWhat the critics say average 7.5 from 2 outlets
- 8.0 Screen DailyJonathan Romney
A bold, altogether wild-up genre mash-up. ... Rippling with visual invention, [Kindom] almost has too many ideas to be easily contained in its running length.
Read - 7.0 The Hollywood ReporterLeslie Felperin
The inevitable North American remake will no doubt pump more technology into its iteration, but a more efficient, streamlined approach toward pace and editing wouldn't have hurt this original and…
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Soundtrack
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