# Animal World (2018)

> A directionless debtor boards a ship for a chance at financial freedom, only to confront a lethal gambling contest where rock-paper-scissors becomes a weapon.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/359518

## Facts

- Runtime: 125 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Director: Han Yan
- Cast: Li Yifeng, Michael Douglas, Zhou Dongyu, Cao Bingkun, Wang Ge, Su Ke, Wu Yanshu, Yao Anlian
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7946836/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, kinetic, paranoid, action movie night, international thriller night

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