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We the Animals

Country: USA, Language: English, 94 mins

  • Director: Jeremiah Zagar
  • Writer: Daniel Kitrosser; Jeremiah Zagar
  • Producer: Philipp Engelhorn; Andrew Goldman

CGiii Comment

Take the old worn out cliché: Over-protective mother + distant father = gay kid...turn it on its head, rip it to shreds, smash it up until it becomes unrecognisable, add a distinctive film-making talent and one of the most beautiful-looking kids you will ever see...and, you have: We the Animals - a stunningly original feature debut from Jeremiah Zagar.

This film is soaked in artistry...yes, it is arthouse...but, with such an all-embracing narrative, it pulls you in and never lets go. Not only can you can see the turmoil this kid is going through, you can feel it. It's both heartbreaking and joyful. Mr Zagar's direction is as inventive as it is imaginative, he really does get the best out of all of the kids...but, it is his skill at wielding a double-bladed sword, everything/everyone has an ambiguous edge...the father, the basement-dwelling 'friend', the mother...but, the scene that nails it is when the boy sits on his father's knee and snuggles into his protection...I got myself a pretty one...killer line, killer scene, killer film.

Debuts do not come better than this...a veritable work of art.


Trailer...

 

The(ir) Blurb...

Manny, Joel and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all his own.

Cast & Characters

Raúl Castillo as Paps
Josiah Gabriel as Joel
Terry Holland as Televangelist
Isaiah Kristian as Manny
Evan Rosado as Jonah
Sheila Vand as Ma