Animalia

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Animalia

2024,

1h 31m,

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Mystery & Thriller

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Itto, a young woman from a modest rural background, is slowly adapting to the Moroccan privileged codes of her husband's family. But when supernatural events put the country in a state of emergency, Itto finds herself separated from her husband and new family. Alone, pregnant and looking for her way back, she finds emancipation.

Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Dec 12, 2025

4/5

This debut feature from co-writer/director Sofia Alaoui is a mystery – enigmatic and abstract.

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Katie McCabe

Sight & Sound

Dec 11, 2025

Alaoui uses simple effects – slow-mo, dissolves, a flash of what looks like the aurora borealis – with great skill to communicate the uncanny.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

Dec 9, 2025

3/5

By the end, Animalia is more Terrence Malick than apocalyptic... How satisfying that feels is a matter of personal taste, but this is undoubtedly an intriguing, eccentric and distinctive debut.

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Daniel Allen

Loud and Clear Reviews

Jul 25, 2024

3.5/5

Opaque in a way that will frustrate some, depicting an alien invasion that is spiritual rather than physical, Animalia is a somewhat alluring rumination on privilege and religion through a woman’s journey.

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Perry Norton

Film Threat

Jul 18, 2024

9/10

Combines David Cronenberg's gritty philosophizing with David Lynch's surreal poetry.

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Itto, a young woman from a modest rural background, is slowly adapting to the Moroccan privileged codes of her husband's family. But when supernatural events put the country in a state of emergency, Itto finds herself separated from her husband and new family. Alone, pregnant and looking for her way back, she finds emancipation.

Director: Sofia Alaoui
Producer: Margaux Lorier, Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral
Screenwriter: Sofia Alaoui, Sofia Alaoui
Distributor: Dark Star Pictures
Production Co: Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Fonds Images de la Francophonie, Dounia Productions, Srab Films, Jiango Films, arte France Cinéma, Wrong Films, Centre Cinématographique Marocain
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 7, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 18, 2024
Runtime: 1h 31m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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