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Blonde Animals (2018)

Blonde Animals poster
Original title
Bêtes blondes
Directed by
Maxime Matray, Alexia Walther
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of people seek emotional connection in an isolated rural setting. The film follows their strange interactions and personal struggles.

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What happens

Blonde Animals (French: Bêtes blondes) is a 2018 French comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Maxime Matray and Alexia Walther, at their feature film debut. The film premiered at the 75th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Venice International Critics' Week sidebar, winning the Circolo del Cinema di Verona Award. For his performance, Thomas Scimeca got a César Award nomination for Best Male Revelation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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