Are We Not Cats

Are We Not Cats
Are We Not Cats
	Festival Promotional Poster
Directed by	Xander Robin
Written by	Xander Robin
Produced by	Joshua Sobel; Thelonious Brooks; Xander Robin;
Starring	Michael Patrick Nicholson; Chelsea Lopez; Michael Godere;
Cinematography	Matt Clegg
Edited by	Dustin Waldman; Xander Robin;
Music by	Garret H. Morris; DJ Burn One;
Production; company	Greatest Planet On Earth
Distributed by	Cleopatra Entertainment
Release dates	September 9, 2016 (Venice); February 13, 2018 (Theatrical);
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90,000[citation needed]

Are We Not Cats is a 2016 horror romance film written and directed by Xander Robin, about two strangers who spark romance through an unusual habit. The film stars Michael Patrick Nicholson, Chelsea Lopez, and Michael Godere.

The film premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival and was listed as one of the top 10 horror films of 2018 by Rotten Tomatoes.^[1]

Synopsis

After losing his job, girlfriend, and home in a single day, Eli, a desperate twenty-something accepts a delivery job in a remote upstate backwater. There he meets Anya, a beguiling young woman with whom he shares a strange habit. Eli's skin picking is reminiscent of Excoriation disorder and Trichotillomania, while Anya's hair picking is reminiscent of Trichotillomania and Trichophagia, leading to a climactic case of Rapunzel syndrome.

Cast

Michael Patrick Nicholson as Eli
Chelsea Lopez as Anya
Michael Godere as Kyle
Dean Holtermann as Al
Charles Gould as Ari
Adeline Thery as Madeline
Alice Frank as Alice
Tuffy Questell as Dennis
Theodore Bouloukos as Dr. Mooney
Carson Grant as Hawke
Joe Buldo as Jack
Ernst Zorin as Shvitzer Sam
Marika Daciuk as Sonia
Bill Weeden as Diner Dad
Alex Goldberg as Max

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival^[2] as the closing film of the Critics Week sidebar, and its U.S. premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival, as well as screening at 2016 Sitges Film Festival, 2016 Stockholm International Film Festival, 2016 Oldenburg International Film Festival and winning best narrative feature at the 2017 Sidewalk Film Festival. Are We Not Cats was released in North America in 2018 by Cleopatra Entertainment.^{[citation needed]}

It was later released to stream on Shudder.^[3]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 91% based on 11 reviews.^[4] On Metacritic it has a score of 68% based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.^[5]

References

^ "Best Horror Movies of 2018 by Tomatometer". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
^ "Venice Critics Week Announcement". Variety. Archived from the original on 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
^ "Watch Are We Not Cats on Shudder". SHUDDER. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
^ "Are We Not Cats". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2018-01-16.
^ "Are We Not Cats". Metacritic.

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[1] "Best Horror Movies of 2018 by Tomatometer". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

[2] "Venice Critics Week Announcement". Variety. Archived from the original on 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

[3] "Watch Are We Not Cats on Shudder". SHUDDER. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

[4] "Are We Not Cats". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2018-01-16.

[5] "Are We Not Cats". Metacritic.

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