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Animale: Directed by Emma Benestan. With Oulaya Amamra, Elies-Morgan Admi-Bensellam, Vivien Rodriguez, Damien Rebattel. Camargue, France - Nejma trains hard to win the local bullfighting competition. When she is mauled after a celebration, she starts to notice disturbing changes.
May 22, 2024 · Departing from her beginnings in young adult romantic comedy with Fragile (2021), French-Algerian filmmaker Emma Benestan reunites with Oulaya Amamra for their third collaboration—a sophomore film that exudes a Cocteau-esque spirit with hints of whac-a-mole horror genre elements.
Sur la plage de la Semaine de la Critique, au cœur du Festival de Cannes 2024, nous avons échangé avec Emma Benestan et son actrice fétiche, Oulaya Amamra. L'occasion d'évoquer les rapports de domination qu'aborde leur nouveau film ensemble, mais aussi son tournage difficile et l'état de santé du cinéma de genre en France.
May 22, 2024 · Emma Benestan And Oulaya Amamra On Their Genre-Bending Cannes Critics’ Week Title ‘Animale’ And The Growing Women’s Empowerment Movement In France — Cannes Studio
Emma Benestan has also worked as an editor on feature films, such as "Mektoub my love" by Abdellatif Kechiche (Venice 2017). She has also been involved on numerous projects as screenwriter, including "The Right Words" which premiered in Competition at Cannes Film Festival 2021.
May 18, 2024 · French director Emma Benestan debuts her feminist Camargue-set bull-running thriller in Cannes’ Critics' Week starring Oulaya Amamra — Ones To Watch.
May 23, 2024 · Emma Benestan It stars Oulaya Amamra as a woman making her way in a male-dominated world amid a slew of brutal murders. The director wanted to anchor the film in its setting.
