The Animals (film)

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The Animals
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Directed by Gino M. Santos
Written byJeff Stelton
Produced byGino M. Santos
Jane Torres
Starring Albie Casiño
Dawn Jimenez
Patrick Sugui
CinematographyAlex Espartero
Edited byRona Delos Reyes
John Wong
Music byDiwa de Leon
DJ Nix Damn P!
Production
companies
Stained Glass Productions
Cinemalaya
Release date
  • July 20, 2012 (2012-07-20)(Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguagesFilipino, English

The Animals is a 2012 Filipino coming-of-age film directed by Gino M. Santos. It is about the daily struggles of three teens living in upper middle class Manila. The film is one of the official entries at the 8th Cinemalaya Film Festival in 2012 and won Best Editing. The film continued to receive wide recognition, such as being nominated for Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Musical Score at the 36th Gawad Urian Award, [1] as well as international premieres in the Stockholm International Film Festival [2] and the New York Asian Film Festival. [3]

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Synopsis

Set in an affluent, upper middle class village in the suburbs, The Animals chronicles a day in the life of Jake (Albie Casiño), Trina (Dawn Jimenez), and Alex (Patrick Sugui), who go through the musings that every kid in high school has to deal with. All Jake wants to do is have a good time, Alex just wants to fit in, and Trina simply wants more. A vivid picture is painted of life in high school after the final bell rings, as well as a different side of the Philippines, and what is happening to its privileged children. [4]

Cast

Reception

Oggs Cruz of Twitch Film wrote, "With the film, Santos reveals himself to be a filmmaker with a lot of both promise and room to improve on." [5] Richard Kuipers of Variety wrote that the film "is technically rough but has plenty to say about peer pressure and the desire to be popular." [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "36th Gawad Urian bets all indies". The Philippine STAR . Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Animals | Stockholm Film Festival". www.stockholmfilmfestival.se. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ "The Animals | New York Asian Film Festival 2013". subwaycinema.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ Cruz, Oggs (July 22, 2012). "Cinemalaya 2012 Review: Gino Santos' THE ANIMALS". Twitch Film . Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ Kuipers, Richard (August 11, 2012). "Review: 'The Animals'". Variety . Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.


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