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Film · 2023

The Animal Kingdom

Original titleLe règne animal

Directed by Thomas Cailley · starring Paul Kircher, Romain Duris and Adèle Exarchopoulos

  • 2 h 10 min
  • Adventure · Drama · Science fiction
  • FranceBelgium
  • 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 options

The Animal Kingdom is not on any service in the UK right now. It can be watched in other countries:

  • Spain Prime Video: subscription, rent €2.99, buy €6.99RTVE Play: free
  • 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.
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Director
Thomas Cailley
Writers
Thomas Cailley
Producers
Pierre Guyard

Videos and trailers

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Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 2 reviews
6.5 2 votes

What 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… Read

Soundtrack

All 12 songs
  1. Mi corazónHenrik Wikstrom Spotify
  2. Elle est d'AilleursPierre Bachelet Spotify
  3. Bad LuckLauren Henson John Beck
  4. Guide the WayLawrence Max Gale Hayes, Louis David Greenwood
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