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

Title: Animale
Section: Critics Weeks
Director: Emma Benestan
Logline: Camargue, France – famous for its traditional bull race, an exhilarating and graceful challenge of agility and respect between man and beast. Surrounded by men, 22-year-old Nejma trains hard to fulfill her dream of winning the upcoming annual competition – but news of a rogue and violent bull on the loose terrifies the community. Young men are being murdered everywhere, and the beast is nowhere to be seen.
Sales: Film Constellation
Panelist: Emma Benestan, Oulaya Amamra
Key quotes: “It’s not just a French phenomenon. For example, look at Greta Gerwig with Barbie. It’s true there’s a new wave. There was a Me Too movement in the States and there’s a similar women’s empowerment movement in Europe and France. And it’s true, the relationship between men and women is changing.”