Animalia (film)
2023 film by Sofia Alaoui
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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 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[1] |
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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.[2][3]
Cast
- Oumaïma Barid as Itto
- Mehdi Dehbi as Amine
- Fouad Oughaou as Fouad
- Souad Khouyi as Hajar
Production
The principal photography concluded in November 2021 after thirty five days of filming.[4] Animalia is produced by Wrong Films and SRAB Films,[5] and co-produced by ARTE France Cinéma and the Moroccan companies Jiango Films and Dounia Productions.[6] The film was produced under the working title Parmi nous (lit. 'Among Us').[7] International sales are handled by Totem Films.[5]
Release
Animalia had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, on 20 January 2023.[8][9] It was theatrically released in France by Ad Vitam Distribution on 9 August 2023.[10]
Reception
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.[11]
At the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival, the film won the award for Best International Feature Film.[12]