The Beast in the Jungle

The Beast in the Jungle

La bête dans la jungle Director Patric Chiha

1 hr. 43 min. · France, Austria, 2023 · Drama, Romance · French · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · Pegi 13

About the film

May is almost 25 years old when she randomly crosses paths with John. They could not be more opposed, and yet the thread of a secret holds them together. John is convinced that he is destined for something incredible and makes a pact with May that she will accompany him in his waiting for it to happen. Ever since that night, during their weekly meetings at the huge glitter-filled nightclub, the time stops still. The Berlin Wall may fall, and the AIDS crisis may tear through the first generation of clubbers, yet all of these things don't matter. May and John remain unchanged and ageless, waiting, not sure for what.

From 1979 to 2004, from disco to techno, this fresh adaptation of Henry James’s celebrated 1903 novella is a love story and the tale of an obsession. It is an incredible existentialist journey at once romantic, euphoric, melancholic and melodramatic, all set to a pulsing soundtrack of the all-time dancefloor favourites.

Details

Running time
1 hr. 43 min.
Country, year
France, Austria, 2023
Genre
Drama, Romance
Language
French
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Age rating
Pegi 13

Credits

Director
Patric Chiha
Screenplay
Patric Chiha, Axelle Ropert, Jihane Chouaib
Producers
Charlotte Vincent, Katia Khazak, Vincent Lucassen, Jean-Yves Roubin, Ebba Sinzinger, Cassandre Warnauts
Cinematography
Céline Bozon
Music
Émilie Hanak, Dino Spiluttini
Cast
Anaïs Demoustier, Tom Mercier, Béatrice Dalle, Martin Vischer, Mara Taquin, Sophie Demeyer, Pedro Cabanas, Bachir Tlili
More information
www.imdb.com

Festivals and awards

  • Berlyno tarptautinis kino festivalis
  • Diagonale: Festival of Austrian film
Patric Chiha

Director

Patric Chiha

Patric Chiha was born in Vienna and moved to Paris at the age of 18 to study fashion design. He then studied film editing at INSAS Film School in Brussels. His short films and documentaries have been selected in a variety of film festivals. In 2009 he directed his first feature film, Domaine, starring Béatrice Dalle, which premiered at the Mostra di Venezia. His three last films, including The Beast in the Jungle had their premiere at the Berlin