The Animal Kingdom

All creatures crave freedom.
Le Règne animal (2023)
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6.9/10
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6.7/10
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Budget
$15 200 000
Revenue
$9 306 225
Director
Scenario
Composer
Photo Andrea Laszlo De Simone
Andrea Laszlo De Simone
Producer
Pierre Guyard
Actors
Photo Romain Duris
Romain Duris
François
Photo Billie Blain
Billie Blain
Nina
Photo Xavier Aubert
Xavier Aubert
Jacques
Photo Saadia Bentaïeb
Saadia Bentaïeb
Naïma
Photo Gabriel Caballero
Gabriel Caballero
Victor
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Short description

A mysterious mutation is spreading across the globe, gradually turning humans into animal-like creatures. When François's wife is affected by the condition, she is moved to a specialized center. Following a transport accident that leaves several creatures stranded in a nearby forest, François and his sixteen-year-old son, Émile, begin a search to find her. As they navigate a society growing hostile toward the mutated, Émile discovers that he is also starting to undergo the transformation.

This production was directed by Thomas Cailley, marking the second film in his career following Love at First Fight. The screenplay was written by Cailley and Pauline Munier. The movie stars Romain Duris as François, Paul Kircher as Émile, and Adèle Exarchopoulos as Julia. Produced by companies including StudioCanal and France 2 Cinéma, the film had a budget of 15 million USD and earned 9 million USD at the worldwide box office.

The film has received generally positive feedback from both viewers and reviewers. It holds a rating of 6.7/10 on IMDb based on 12,000 votes and 6.9/10 on TMDB from 972 votes. These audience scores are closely aligned with the film critics' rating of 7/10, which was derived from 60 reviews.

What's left behind the scenes

  • The correct translation of the title is "Kingdom of Animals." It refers to the biological kingdom.
  • Two years before filming, director and screenwriter Toma Kayé worked with comic book author Frederik Peters for six months, creating mammals, birds, arthropods, and so on. The result was used to create the creatures in the film. Kayé sought inspiration in the works of sculptors Patricia Piccinini and Ron Mueck because he didn't want the animals to look particularly cool.
  • Filming was completed a month later than planned due to a forest fire in August 2022.
  • The idea for the film originated in a screenplay by Pauline Munier while she was studying at the École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l’Image et du Son (National Higher School of Image and Sound). Thomas Caye was one of those invited to evaluate the screenplays written by students.

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