The Most Nominated film at the 2019 Independent Spirit Awards!
"We The Animals is this year's Moonlight...
Critic's Pick. Utterly Timeless"
-IndieWire
Critic's Pick. Utterly Timeless"
-IndieWire
"Mesmerizing and dream-like, captures the feel of the novel with uncanny precision"
-The Hollywood Reporter |
"Jeremiah Zagar's dreamy Sundance hit channels Terrence Malick"
-/Film |
"This movie is gorgeous. The performances are extraordinarily moving." -Roger Ebert.com |
“Clearly inspired by Benh Zeitlin‘s masterpiece “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Zagar and Zak Mulligan infuse magical surrealism to the film’s frames”
-The Playlist |
Director: Jeremiah Zagar
Runtime: 94 min Rating: R DVDCat#: PRDVD4093 Blu Ray Cat: BluRay UPC: 889845942795 DVD: 889845942702 Pre-book: 10/9/2018 Street: 11/13/2018 SRP: 24.95 Us three. Us brothers. Us kings, inseparable. Three boys tear through their rural New York hometown, in the midst of their young parents’ volatile love that makes and unmakes the family many times over. While Manny and Joel grow into versions of their loving and unpredictable father, Ma seeks to keep her youngest, Jonah, in the cocoon of home. More sensitive and conscious than his older siblings, Jonah increasingly embraces an imagined world all his own.
With a screenplay by Dan Kitrosser and Jeremiah Zagar based on the celebrated Justin Torres novel, We the Animals is a visceral coming-of-age story propelled by layered performances from its astounding cast – including three talented, young first-time actors - and stunning animated sequences which bring Jonah’s torn inner world to life. Drawing from his documentary background, director Jeremiah Zagar creates an immersive portrait of working class family life and brotherhood. |