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THE BEST ACTORS EDITORIAL EXCLUSIVEBen Affleck Returns to Gritty Crime Noir
Produced under Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s artist-led banner Artists Equity, Animals marks Affleck’s triumphant return to the gritty crime thriller genre that birthed The Town and Gone Baby Gone.
The Kidnapping of Denny Kimball
Set during the fever pitch of an ultra-contentious Los Angeles mayoral campaign, candidate Mark Kimball (Ben Affleck) and his estranged wife Abigail (Kerry Washington) suffer every parent’s worst nightmare on Halloween night: their young son Denny is abducted during trick-or-treating by an elusive crew demanding $7 million in untraceable cash before dawn.
With his campaign funds secretly drained into illicit campaign consulting and unable to rely on the LAPD without ruining his political career, Mark enlists an enigmatic criminal fixer (Steven Yeun). Together, the estranged parents descend into the violent underbelly of Southern California, uncovering shocking betrayal inside their own political inner circle.
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Debuting at #1 in the United States and over 80 countries worldwide, Animals showcases Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington at the peak of their dramatic powers, delivering taut pacing and relentless moral complexity.
