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We the Animals (2018)

17/08/2018 (US)Drama1h 33m
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Us three, us brothers, us kings.

Overview

Manny, Joel and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah, the youngest, embraces an imagined world all his own.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Evan Rosado

      Evan Rosado

      Jonah

    2. Raúl Castillo

      Raúl Castillo

      Paps

    3. Sheila Vand

      Sheila Vand

      Ma

    4. Josiah Santiago

      Josiah Santiago

      Joel

    5. Isaiah Kristian

      Isaiah Kristian

      Manny

    6. Giovanni Pacciarelli

      Dustin

    7. Moe Isaac

      Dustin’s Grandpa

    8. Amelia Campbell

      Amelia Campbell

      Woman in Van

    9. Mickey Anthony

      Clerk

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    A review by Stephen Campbell

    7.0
    Written by Stephen Campbell on Sep 16, 2019

    **_A poignant and poetic evocation of childhood_** > _We were allowed to be what we were, frightened and vengeful - little animals, clawing at what we needed._ - Justin Torres; _We the Animals_ (2011) A remarkably contained and intimate story featuring only five main cast members and around ten locations, _We the Animals_ is about a young boy awakening to the fact that he's homosexual. Equal parts disassociated lyricism and warts-and-all grittiness, in attempting to untangle the struggles concomitant with his burgeoning queerness, the film looks at issues such as the ever-increasing d...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • sibling relationship
    • based on novel or book
    • coming of age
    • drawing
    • new york state
    • lgbt
    • child protagonist
    • mother son relationship
    • brothers