Animal
Sofia Exarchou / GR, AT, BG, CY, RO, 2023 / 116 min.
At first glance, they are a carefree bunch of pleasure-seekers: the entertainers who earn a crust keeping the guests amused at a Greek beach hotel. But for one of them, this illusion is rapidly approaching its sell-by date.
Hotel Mirage is the deceptive name of a mid-segment Greek beach hotel. Its clientele is made up mainly of older tourists, who love the entertainment laid on in the form of dance shows, bingo and aquarobics. This provides a living for Kalia and the younger entertainers, who don’t have too much to complain about as long as they can enjoy the benefits of a bohemian life.
Preliminary film
Before Animal you will see the short film Wijnwijven (3') from 2018 by Esther Heerikhuisen. This animated film starts when a taxi arrives at a club and three friends get out, followed by an avalanche of wine bottles. During their night out, these ladies have to deal with recognizable nightlife situations, such as debauched dancing, dirty old men and stuffed toilets.
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Director
Sofia Exarchou
Production year
2023
Country
GR, AT, BG, CY, RO
Original title
Animal
Length
116 min.
Language
Greek (modern), English, German
Subtitles
NLD or ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Previously Unreleased
Screened at prominent national and international festivals, yet never released in Dutch cinemas. Quite unjustly so, Eye Filmmuseum thinks, and so it has once again brought an exceptional selection of films from international festivals to the Netherlands.
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