Summaries

Pol, a calm teenager, shares his secret with Deerhoof. He becomes fascinated by Ikari, an enigmatic student, and their routine transforms into a fantastic adventure.

Pol is a teenager with a seemingly calm life. He lives with his brother, and is still in high school. However, Pol has a secret: Deerhoof, a cuddly teddy bear who thinks, moves around, and with whom he shares his best moments. Life goes on as normal until the arrival of Ikari, an enigmatic student who seems to be hiding something. Pol is fascinated by his new classmate and attracted to the dark side he harbors. An inexplicable death and a series of strange events will transform the meek student's routine into a fantastic adventure, which will take over their lives.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • high school
  • gay brother
  • teddy bear
  • self mutilation
  • gay best friend
Genres
  • Fantasy
  • Drama
Release date Oct 25, 2012
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Spain
Language English Catalan
Filming locations Sant Llorenç de Morunys, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Production companies Escándalo Films Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya (ESCAC) ICF Institut Català de Finances

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 34m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Pol is a teenager with a seemingly calm life: he lives with his brother and is still in high school.However, Pol has a secret: Deerhoof, a cuddly teddy bear who thinks, moves around and with whom he shares his best moments.Life goes on as normal until the arrival of Ikari, an enigmatic student who seems to be hiding something. Pol is fascinated by his new classmate and attracted to the dark side he harbors.An inexplicable death and a series of strange events will transform the meek student's routine into a fantastic adventure which will take over their lives.Animals is a story of teenage love, of sacrifice, of the tragedy of two clashing worlds. A Tale in which the power of imagination blurs it¹s borders with reality and where death turns out to be an ending as tempting as inevitable.

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