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2021
Cohen Media Group
1 h 57 m

2021
Cohen Media Group
1 h 57 m

Only the Animals

Summary Following the disappearance of glamorous housewife Evelyne Ducat (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) in the French highlands, the lives of five people inextricably linked to Evelyne are brought together to devastating effect as the local police investigate the case.

Directed By: Dominik Moll

Written By: Colin Niel, Gilles Marchand, Dominik Moll

2021
Cohen Media Group
1 h 57 m

2021
Cohen Media Group
1 h 57 m

Only the Animals

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

69

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings

6.6

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Summary Following the disappearance of glamorous housewife Evelyne Ducat (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) in the French highlands, the lives of five people inextricably linked to Evelyne are brought together to devastating effect as the local police investigate the case.

Directed By: Dominik Moll

Written By: Colin Niel, Gilles Marchand, Dominik Moll

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

77% Positive
10 Reviews

23% Mixed
3 Reviews

0% Negative
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Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

77% Positive
10 Reviews

23% Mixed
3 Reviews

0% Negative
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Oct 29, 2021

By and large, though, Only the Animals is an effectively convincing slow-burn thriller that marks the welcome return of Moll, who first made a splash with the wickedly entertaining thriller With a Friend Like Harry.

By Peter Sobczynski FULL REVIEW

Oct 28, 2021

What unites the interlocking stories are their flashes of love and longing – often painfully, tragically unreturned. The film’s emotional side is well-handled, helped by strong performances across the board. But it’s the storytelling puzzle – the pile-up of different perspectives and gradual reveal of the facts – that makes it most worthwhile.

By Dave Calhoun FULL REVIEW

The Observer (UK)

Oct 28, 2021

This is film-making that really tests the elasticity of its story strands, but it largely manages to keep the audience from teetering into disbelief. For the most part, that’s thanks to persuasively solid characters and casting.

By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW

Oct 28, 2021

Moll has given us this audacious, witty and absorbing mystery thriller, a tale of adultery and amour fou with a gamey touch of the macabre.

By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Nov 3, 2021

Some might find the characters written with heavy cynicism. I’d rather see their desperate pursuits as poignant and comically human, even if the film’s tone is dark. These are lonely people seeking love. It’s not that complicated.

By Brad Wheeler FULL REVIEW

Oct 28, 2021

Moll is a director who is adept when it comes to loading the screen with tension; actors swerve in from the side of the frame, silhouetted against the plateau, all playing characters who are clearly not walking a straight line mentally.

By Fionnuala Halligan FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Oct 28, 2021

The multiple viewpoints are just a clever, self-satisfied device to deliver stale goods and familiar ugliness with a soupçon of glib class politics.

By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW

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User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings

60% Positive
3 Ratings

40% Mixed
2 Ratings

0% Negative
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User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings

60% Positive
3 Ratings

40% Mixed
2 Ratings

0% Negative
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Details

Production Company Haut et Court, Razor Film Produktion GmbH, France 3 Cinéma, Canal+, Ciné+, France Télévisions, Région Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée, The Match Factory, Eurimages, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

Release Date Oct 29, 2021

Duration 1 h 57 m

Genres

Website https://www.cineart.be/fr/films/seules-les-betes

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Awards

Tokyo International Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

César Awards, France

• 2 Nominations

Munich Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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