Summary
This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
What is it that we think of when we think ofscience fictionin cinema?
Is it built around witnessing incredible technology that challenges what is possible for our lives?
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Or perhaps it is about aliensthat come crashing down to our planet and take control of society itself?
In writer-directorSofia Alaouis feature debutAnimalia, this is made front and center.
For those who have been missingInvasionandConstellation, this is the movie to watch.
In “Animalia,” a young woman in Morocco discovers hidden resilience as she navigates an alien invasion. Amidst societal collapse, her journey of survival and self-discovery unfolds against a backdrop of chaos and uncertainty. The film weaves personal and cosmic themes, blending intense drama with elements of science fiction.
Amidst societal collapse, her journey of survival and self-discovery unfolds against a backdrop of chaos and uncertainty.
The film weaves personal and cosmic themes, blending intense drama with elements of science fiction.
What Is ‘Animalia’ About?
Unaware she is on the precipice of her life and existence itself being forever changed is Itto.
As all this is going on, there is something oddly liberating about the entire experience as well.
There is no explicit explanation for this phenomenon or what follows.
However, is that not what such an experience might be like if we stumbled upon it ourselves?
Instead, as Itto becomes immersed in this all-encompassing event, we do right along with her.
Animaliais now available to stream on VOD in the U.S.
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