Animals (2017 film)

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Animals
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Directed by Greg Zglinski
Starring Birgit Minichmayr
Philipp Hochmair
Release date
  • 13 February 2017 (2017-02-13)(BIFF)
Running time
1h 35min
CountriesAustria
Switzerland
Poland
LanguageGerman

Animals (German : Tiere) is a 2017 Austrian / Swiss / Polish mystery film directed by Greg Zglinski. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Seibert, Andreas. ""Animals – Stadt Land Tier" (OT: "Tiere") von Greg Zglinski" (in German). Berlin International Film Festival . Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  2. Dalton, Stephen (2017-02-25). "'Animals' ('Tiere'): Film Review / Berlin 2017". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2017-11-25.