Animalia
Theatrical release poster
FrenchParmi nous
LiterallyAmong Us
Directed bySofia Alaoui
Written bySofia Alaoui
Produced by
  • Margaux Lorier
  • Toufik Ayadi
  • Christophe Barral
Starring
CinematographyNoé Bach
Edited byHéloïse Pelloquet
Music byAmine Bouhafa
Production
companies
Distributed byAd Vitam Distribution
Release dates
  • 20 January 2023 (2023-01-20) (Sundance)
  • 9 August 2023 (2023-08-09) (France)
Running time
91 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Morocco
Languages
  • French
  • Arabic
  • Berber

Animalia (French: Parmi nous, lit. 'Among Us') is a 2023 French-Moroccan science fiction film directed by Sofia Alaoui in her feature directorial debut, from a screenplay she wrote.

The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, on 20 January 2023.

Cast

  • Oumaïma Barid as Itto
  • Mehdi Dehbi as Amine
  • Fouad Oughaou
  • Souad Khouyi
  • Hiam Abbass

Production

The principal photography concluded in November 2021 after thirty five days of filming.[1] Animalia is produced by Wrong Films and SRAB Films,[2] and co-produced by ARTE France Cinéma and the Moroccan companies Jiango Films and Dounia Productions.[3] International sales are handled by Totem Films.[2]

Release

Animalia had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, on 20 January 2023.[4][5] It was theatrically released in France by Ad Vitam Distribution on 9 August 2023.[6]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 17 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.00/10.[7]

At the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival, the film won the award for Best International Feature Film.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (25 November 2021). "EXCLUSIVE: Sofia Alaoui's Animalia is now in post-production". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Animalia" (in French). Wrong Films. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (23 January 2023). "Review: Animalia". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (7 December 2022). "Sundance Film Festival Lineup Set With Ukraine War, Little Richard, Michael J. Fox, Judy Blume Docs; Pics With Anne Hathaway, Emilia Clarke, Jonathan Majors; More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Kudláč, Martin (8 December 2022). "An in-person Sundance returns with a raft of rising European voices". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Animalia, Les Avantages de voyager en train, Un coup de maître... : les films de la semaine aidés par le CNC" (in French). CNC. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Animalia". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Aryn Toombs, "Winners of 2023 CIFF competitions unveiled". LiveWire Calgary, September 25, 2023.
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