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Section: Austrian Trip

L´Animale (2018) 15

Austria | 2018 | 96 min.

Riding on their tuned-up bikes, Mati and her posse of male friends intimidate their neighborhood and harass the girls. In their village, they rule. But when her closest pal Sebastian falls in love with Mati and her enemy Carla unexpectedly turns into a friend, Mati is in danger of losing her standing among her male friends. Meanwhile Mati’s parents have a decision to make: What’s more important, appearances or reality?

CountryAustria
Year2018
Duration96 min
Rating15
LanguageGerman
SubtitleCzech, English
Directed by Katharina Mueckstein
Screenplay Katharina Mueckstein
Director of Photography Michael Schindegger
Music B. Fleischmann
Edited by Natalie Schwager
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Biography

Screenwriter, director and producer. She studied philosophy and gender studies, as well as later at the Vienna Film Academy. As a dramaturgist and screenwriter she has worked on several award-winning documentary films. She herself directed the feature-length dramas Talea (2013) and L'Animale (2018).

Teenagers, Friendship, Love