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- Based on Justin Torres' autobiographical novel, it tells of three adolescent brothers from a mixed-race couple (she white, he Puerto Rican). They survive their parents' volatile relationship by creating their own fantasy world or simply hiding from abuse.
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Aug 17, 2018 · Early on in "We the Animals," a film adaptation of Justin Torres' celebrated semi-autobiographical novel, there's a devastating break in the poor-but-happy family mood set up thus far: The father, known as Paps (Raúl Castillo), beats up Ma (Sheila Vand) and disappears. Ma takes to her bed and neglects her children.
Jan 1, 2017 · We Are Not Animals: Directed by Alejandro Agresti. With John Cusack, Kevin Morris, Paul Hipp, Alejandro Agresti. A Hollywood actor grows tired of making the same corporate movies, so he moves to Argentina to find more experimental and meaningful work.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Alejandro Agresti
- 2017-01-01
Aug 17, 2018 · Film Review: ‘We the Animals’ Jeremiah Zagar’s sensitive and richly evocative cinematic reimagining of Justin Torres’ poetic novel plays like a puertorriqueño ‘Moonlight.’
We the Animals is a 2018 American coming-of-age drama film, directed by Jeremiah Zagar and written by Zagar and Dan Kitrosser, based on the novel of the same name by Justin Torres. The film marks Zagar's first narrative feature film.
While the parents struggle to earn a living (he has trouble holding down a job, she works in a factory) the three boys race through life as a pack — with a wild, manic energy. The three young boys...
Jun 13, 2019 · We the Animals review – tough times in the sunshine. This coming-of-age story about three brothers growing up in backwoods America features some hard knocks but risks prettifying poverty. Cath ...
Justin Torres’s We The Animals spotlights a young boy’s attempt to belong to his family and to the world at large. As the narrator navigates a childhood complicated by abuse and poverty, he cultivates a strong bond with his older brothers, Manny and Joel .
