Synopsis
Following the disappearance of the glamorous and secretive Evelyne Ducat during a blizzard in the highlands of southern France, the lives of five people inextricably linked to Evelyne are brought together to devastating effect as the local police investigate the case.
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Cast
- Denis MénochetMichel Farange
- Laure CalamyAlice Farange, Michel's wife
- Damien BonnardJoseph Bonnefille, isolated farmer
- Nadia TereszkiewiczMarion, young lover
- Bastien BouillonGendarme Cédric Vigier
- Valeria Bruni TedeschiEvelyne Ducat
- Jenny BellayMadame Calvet
- Fred UlysseAlice's father
- Roland PlantinGuillaume Ducat
- Colin NielCooperative seller
Recommendations
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CineVue
Only the Animals remains a highly satisfying and gripping thriller that, like the best of them, finds the time to properly contemplate the depths of its dominoes as they are arranged before the capricious hand of chance gleefully knocks them down, one by one. - 80
The Guardian
Moll has given us this audacious, witty and absorbing mystery thriller, a tale of adultery and amour fou with a gamey touch of the macabre. - 80
The Irish Times
Few will complain about the delicious perplexities of the opening hour. The film’s focus on the sadness of remote lives – everyone here seems alone – adds satisfactory emotional ballast. - 80
The Observer (UK)
This is film-making that really tests the elasticity of its story strands, but it largely manages to keep the audience from teetering into disbelief. For the most part, that’s thanks to persuasively solid characters and casting. - 80
The Telegraph
The film’s addictive patterning draws us into its cycles of obsession as hungry observers: each part dispenses only as much new information as Moll wants to give away. - 80
Time Out
What unites the interlocking stories are their flashes of love and longing – often painfully, tragically unreturned. The film’s emotional side is well-handled, helped by strong performances across the board. But it’s the storytelling puzzle – the pile-up of different perspectives and gradual reveal of the facts – that makes it most worthwhile. - 80
CineVue
Only the Animals remains a highly satisfying and gripping thriller that, like the best of them, finds the time to properly contemplate the depths of its dominoes as they are arranged before the capricious hand of chance gleefully knocks them down, one by one. - 80
The Guardian
Moll has given us this audacious, witty and absorbing mystery thriller, a tale of adultery and amour fou with a gamey touch of the macabre.
