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Bestiaire

Play trailer Poster for Bestiaire 2012,  1h 12m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 90% 21 Reviews Tomatometer 43% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
90% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 43% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Humans and animals on display observe us and one another.

Critics Reviews

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Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times Feb 20, 2013
4/5
Whether one is an animal lover or not, the chance to in essence sit with these animals as if up close and in their pens is remarkable and engaging. Go to Full Review
Wesley Morris Boston Globe Jan 2, 2013
2.5/4
The images are meant to accumulate shame, and they do. But they also might be too much. Go to Full Review
Radheyan Simonpillai NOW Toronto Dec 20, 2012
4/5
Bestiaire isn't for everyone. It demands a patient audience willing to fill in the gaps between Ct's striking compositions and telling montage. Go to Full Review
David N. Butterworth La Movie Boeuf Sep 18, 2016
3/4
Denis Cote's elegant, wordless contemplation of man's fascination with -- and indirect dependence on -- animals is like a coffee table book thumbed through on film. Go to Full Review
Christopher Long Movie Metropolis May 22, 2013
9/10
I am equally fascinated and unnerved by the experience, which is why I will surely return again. Go to Full Review
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Apr 2, 2013
3/5
A meditative movie that turns into a call for compassion for all the animals exploited for entertainment in zoos, safari parks, and circuses. Go to Full Review
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Hagrid W Jan 21, 2017 While it has interesting tastes and intentions, this is still a near-eye-gouging experience that would have fared much better as a short film, with all of its ridiculously long, stationary shots cut much shorter, each to the minute or less where something actually happens. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Denis Côté

Director

Denis Côté

Screenwriter

Sylvain Corbeil

Producer

Denis Côté

Producer

Vincent Biron

Cinematographer

Nicolas Roy

Film Editing

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Movie Info

Synopsis Humans and animals on display observe us and one another.
Director
Denis Côté
Producer
Sylvain Corbeil, Denis Côté
Screenwriter
Denis Côté
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
root
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 14, 2016
Runtime
1h 12m
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