Schedule

Code
326
Time
7/1  17:00 - 18:30
Theater
Bucheon City Hall Fantastic Cube
Rate
15
Code
725
Time
7/5  16:30 - 18:00
Theater
CGV Sopung 5
Rate
15

Unless following Subtitle code is marked, all films will have English subtitles
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Adrenaline Ride

Animalia

Sofia ALAOUI|France, Morocco, Qatar|2023|90min |Korean Premiere |15+

Schedule

Code
326
Time
7/1  17:00 - 18:30
Theater
Bucheon City Hall Fantastic Cube
Rate
15
Code
725
Time
7/5  16:30 - 18:00
Theater
CGV Sopung 5
Rate
15

Unless following Subtitle code is marked, all films will have English subtitles
º°¾ÆÀÌÄÜNotice of No English-Subtitle

Program Note

Itto is about to give birth, continues her peaceful daily life while waiting for her husband, who is away on a long business trip. However, supernatural events start occurring, and a nationwide state of emergency ensues, shattering Itto’s routine. In order to survive, she sets out to find her husband leaving her home behind. As ominous events and extreme weather conditions persist, Itto’s journey becomes a series of hardships, and her only strength to overcome this crisis lies within herself.
Animalia, a feature debut of a Moroccan-French filmmaker Sofia Alaoui, boldly challenges various social issues, such as class, gender and identity, all within the framework of the science fiction. The supernatural phenomena, dystopian undertones, and chaotic imagery portrayed in the film are not confined to the realm of imagination. Within the film, they represent yet another face of oppressive violence imposed by dominant orders and conventions. The final situation that Itto encounters and her reaction to it resonate as a message of hope, encapsulating the film’s underlying desire for liberation. (Jin PARK)

Director

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Sofia ALAOUI

Sofia ALAOUI is a French Moroccan filmmaker, raised between Morocco and China. Featured as Screen Daily’s Arab Stars of Tomorrow, her credits include the short films: So What If The Goats Die (Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize 2020, César Awards Best Shortfilm 2021) followed by The Lake for 20th Century Fox broadcast on Hulu. Animalia is her feature debut.

Credit

Producer
Margaux LORIER, Toufik AYADI, Christophe BARRAL
Screenplay
Sofia ALAOUI
Cinematographer
Noé BACH
Editor
Héloïse PELLOQUET
Sound
Sébastien SAVINE
Music
Amine BOUHAFA
Production Design
Hafid AMLY
Cast
Oumaïma BARID, Mehdi DEHBI, Fouad OUGHAOU