Animals
Synopsis
Laura and Tyler, best friends and drinking buddies, whose hedonistic existence falls under the creeping horror of adulthood when Laura gets engaged to Jim – an ambitious pianist who surprisingly decides to go teetotal.
Laura and Tyler are soulmates. Thirty-something best friends and revellers residing in Dublin, they are ingrained in the fabric of each other’s lives; dating, partying, drinking and living their life without limitations. American ex-pat, Tyler – a siren of drugs, alcohol and debauchery – lures aspiring writer, Laura, away from her long overdue novel as well as her new beau, the irresistibly handsome Jim. A tee-total classical pianist, Jim is the antithesis of Tyler and the world she and Laura inhabit, and with his presence the girls’ hedonistic double act finds itself in jeopardy.
While Tyler wants to keep the party going, Laura, buoyed by Jim’s restraint and stability, starts to emerge from her years of partying, searching for her place in the world. Caught between desires – youth and adulthood, her old self and her future self – Laura impulsively gets engaged to Jim, knocking Tyler for a loop. Bereft at the thought of losing of her partner in crime, Tyler spies a chance to rock the boat of the “perfect” life Laura can see on the horizon, but in doing so inadvertently helps Laura find a new unexpected path to independence.
At once both a celebration of female friendship and an examination the choices we make when facing a crossroad, ANIMALS is an honest, funny, edgy, unconventional and bittersweet snapshot of modern women.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2019 - Premieres - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 109 mins
- Director
- Sophie Hyde
- Producer
- Sarah Brocklehurst, Rebecca Summerton, Cormac Fox, Sophie Hyde, Rebecca Summeton
- Executive Producer
- Mark Gooder, Celine Haddad, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Mikko Leino, Compton Ross, Alison Thompson, Ari Tolppanen
- Editor
- Bryan Mason
- Screenwriter
- Emma Jane Unsworth (screenplay, novel)
- Director of Photography
- Bryan Mason
- Production Designer
- Louise Mathews
- Music
- Zoë Barry, Jed Palmer
- Principal Cast
- Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat, Amy Molloy, Elva Trill, Olwen Fouéré, Fra Fee
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 8th May 2019
