The Animal Kingdom (2023 film)

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The Animal Kingdom
File:Le Règne animal 2023 film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Thomas Cailley
Produced by Pierre Guyard
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  • Thomas Cailley
  • Pauline Munier
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Music by Andrea Laszlo De Simone[1]
Cinematography David Cailley
Edited by Lilian Corbeille
Production
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Distributed by StudioCanal
Release dates
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  • 17 May 2023 (2023-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 4 October 2023 (2023-10-04) (France)
Running time
 130 minutes[2]
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  • France
  • Belgium
Language French
Budget €13–15 million
Box office $8.5 million[3]

The Animal Kingdom (French: Le Règne animal) is a 2023 French-Belgian science fiction adventure film directed by Thomas Cailley and written by Cailley and Pauline Munier.

It had its world premiere as the opening film of the Un Certain Regard section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2023. It was released in France on 4 October 2023. It received a leading 12 nominations at the 49th César Awards.

Synopsis

In a world hit by a wave of mutations that are gradually transforming some humans into animals, François does everything he can to save his wife, who is affected by this mysterious condition. As some of the creatures disappear into a nearby forest, he embarks with Émile, their 16-year-old son, on a quest that will change their lives forever.[2]

Cast

Production

Le Règne animal is the second feature film by French director Thomas Cailley, after releasing his award-winning debut feature Love at First Fight in 2014. He co-wrote the screenplay with Pauline Munier based on an original idea by Pauline Munier. It is set in the Gironde department, where the filmmaker grew up and where his first film was staged (Landes de Gascogne). The screenplay was written before the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] As with Love at First Fight, Pierre Guyard of Nord-Ouest Films served as the film's producer, while his brother David served as director of photography and Lilian Corbeille handled editing. The principal roles were performed by Romain Duris, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Paul Kircher. Duris indicated that he would play one of the surviving beings. He praised the script, but said the film would feature a lot of special effects, which would not make it easy for an actor.[5]

Shooting began in May 2022[5] and took place entirely in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, largely divided between Landes, Dordogne and Gironde.[4] The filming began in the commune of Fleix[6] and moved across the banks of the river Lot in Lot-et-Garonne, particularly in the communes of Le Temple-sur-Lot and Castelmoron-sur-Lot.[4] Production costs have been estimated between 13 and 15 million euros.[4][7][8] In total, filming was to last 57 days, until mid-August.[4] The project received financial support from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), a government agency responsible for promoting cinema.[4][9]

Release

The film was selected to be screened as the opening film of the Un Certain Regard section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival,[10] where it had its world premiere on 17 May 2023.[11] The film was theatrically released in France by StudioCanal on 4 October 2023.[12] It was also invited at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in 'Open Cinema' section and was screened on 8 October 2023.[13]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10.[14] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 5 critic reviews indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[15] The Animal Kingdom received an average rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 45 reviews.[16]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 26 May 2023 Un Certain Regard Thomas Cailley Nominated [17]
[18]
César Awards 23 February 2024 Best Film The Animal Kingdom Pending [19]
[20]
Best Director Thomas Cailley Pending
Best Actor Romain Duris Pending
Most Promising Actor Paul Kircher Pending
Best Original Screenplay Thomas Cailley and Pauline Munier Pending
Best Cinematography David Cailley Pending
Best Editing Lilian Corbeille Pending
Best Sound Fabrice Osinski, Raphaël Sohier, Matthieu Fichet, and Niels Barletta Pending
Best Original Music Andrea Laszlo De Simone Pending
Best Costume Design Ariane Daurat Pending
Best Production Design Julia Lemaire Pending
Best Visual Effects Cyrille Bonjean, Bruno Sommier, Jean-Louis Autret Pending
Louis Delluc Prize 6 December 2023 Best Film The Animal Kingdom Won [21]
Lumières Award 22 January 2024 Best Film Nominated [22]
Best Director Thomas Cailley Won [23]
Best Screenplay Nominated [22]
Best Cinematography David Cailley Nominated
Best Music Andrea Laszlo De Simone Nominated
Miskolc International Film Festival 9 September 2023 Emeric Pressburger Prize for Best Feature Film The Animal Kingdom Nominated [24]

References

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