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Animals (2021 Film)
''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. It was screened at the Film Fest Ghent on 13 October 2021, where it competed for the Grand Prix. At the 12th Magritte Awards, ''Animals'' received six nominations, including Best Film and Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ... for Ben Yadir. Cast * Soufiane Chilah as Brahim * Gianni Guettaf as Loïc * Vincent Overath as Geoffroy * Lionel Maisin as Christophe * Serka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabil Ben Yadir
Nabil Ben Yadir is a Belgian actor, film director, and screenwriter. Career Ben Yadir made his feature-length directorial debut in 2009 with ''The Barons'', which he also co-wrote with Laurent Brandenbourger and Sébastien Fernandez. The film was nominated for six Magritte Awards, including Best Director and Best Screenplay. His second feature, ''The Marchers'', was screened in Official Competition at Cannes. Filming for a political thriller, '' Blind Spot'' (''Dode Hoek''), set against Belgium's Flemish-French divide, is scheduled to commence in the Spring of 2014. Before becoming a filmmaker, Ben Yadir worked on an assembly line for Volkswagen. He spent "months on end doing exactly the same thing". This influenced his choice to select a different genre Genre () is any form or type of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially-agreed-upon conventions developed over time. In popular usage, it normally describes a category of literature, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |