Animals

Name: Animals
Director: Nabil Ben Yadir
Released: 2022

2022 film directed by Nabil Ben Yadir

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Released: 2022
Director: Nabil Ben Yadir
Screenwriter: Nabil Ben Yadir
, Antoine Cuypers
Cast: Soufiane Chilah
Runtime: 92 min
Genre: LGBTQ-related film
, drama film
Country of origin: Belgium
Original language: French

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Animals is a 2021 psychological thriller film directed by Nabil Ben Yadir. It stars Soufiane Chilah and was written by Antoine Cuypers and Ben Yadir, who also produced alongside Benoit Roland. The film is based on the 2012 murder of gay man Ihsane Jarfi in Liège. The murder was denounced as a hate crime and became the first case of homophobic violence recognized by law in Belgium.

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Title: Animals
Director of photography: Frank van den Eeden
Filming location: Belgium
CNC film rating (France): no minors under sixteen
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/158939Retrieved 2023-03-03
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/158939Retrieved 2023-03-03
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Presented in: Paris Chéries Chéris Film Festival 2022
Inspired by: Ihsane Jarfi case
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1.cheries-cheris.com/festival/films/animals/
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Production manager: Adrienne D'Anna
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1.“Adrienne D'Anna - IMDb”imdb.com/name/nm4178632/#creditsRetrieved 2025-12-16
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