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2023 film by Sofia Alaoui From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Animalia is a 2023 French-Moroccan science fiction film directed by Sofia Alaoui in her feature directorial debut, based on Alaoui's short film So What If the Goats Die. The movie follows Itto (Oumaïma Barid), a pregnant woman who attempts to reunite with her husband Amine (Mehdi Dehbi) as extraterrestrial occurrences in Morocco southeast of Casablanca cause the country to descend into chaos.
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French | Parmi nous |
Literally | Among Us |
Directed by | Sofia Alaoui |
Written by | Sofia Alaoui |
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Cinematography | Noé Bach |
Edited by | Héloïse Pelloquet |
Music by | Amine Bouhafa |
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Distributed by | Ad Vitam Distribution |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
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The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, on 20 January 2023. The film had a positive reception, with critics particularly praising the direction, the performances of Barid and Dehbi, and the score.[1][2]
The principal photography concluded in November 2021 after thirty five days of filming.[3] Animalia is produced by Wrong Films and SRAB Films,[4] and co-produced by ARTE France Cinéma and the Moroccan companies Jiango Films and Dounia Productions.[5] The film was produced under the working title Parmi nous (lit. 'Among Us').[6] International sales are handled by Totem Films.[4]
Animalia had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, on 20 January 2023.[7][8] It was theatrically released in France by Ad Vitam Distribution on 9 August 2023.[9]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 100% approval rating based on 20 critics' reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10.[10]
At the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival, the film won the award for Best International Feature Film.[11]
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