ONLY THE ANIMALS (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Denis Ménochet (Inglourious Basterds), Laure Calamy (Comfort and Consolation in France), Damien Bonnard (Turning Tides), Nadia Tereszkiewicz (Wild),              Bastien Bouillon (Parisienne), Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (Human Capital), Jenny Bellay (Nobody Else But You), Fred Ulysse (Germinal), Roland Plantin (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Dominik Moll (The Monk), director, writer; Gilles Marchand (Who Killed Bambi?), writer; Simon Arnal (Coco Before Chanel), Caroline Benjo (The Class), Barbara Letellier (Black Heaven) and Carole Scotta (Heading South), producers; Benedikt Schiefer (Babai), composer; Patrick Ghiringhelli (Penumbra), cinematographer; Laurent Rouan (Wild Camp), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the aftermath of a snowstorm, a car belonging to a missing woman is discovered, and that it was heading to a small remote village. While the police struggle to put together the pieces, five people are revealed to have a connection with the missing woman, each one of them harbouring secrets…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A bit like a French Fargo, this suspenseful mystery thriller keeps you hooked on the ponderous circumstances of a missing woman.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 (EXCLUSIVELY ON CURZON HOME CINEMA)

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