La Bête dans la jungle
The Beast in the Jungle

Anaïs Demoustier
La Bête dans la jungle | The Beast in the Jungle by Patric Chiha
FRA, BEL, AUT 2023, Panorama
© Aurora Films

Béatrice Dalle
La Bête dans la jungle | The Beast in the Jungle by Patric Chiha
FRA, BEL, AUT 2023, Panorama
© Anna Falgueres

Tom Mercier, Anaïs Demoustier
La Bête dans la jungle | The Beast in the Jungle by Patric Chiha
FRA, BEL, AUT 2023, Panorama
© Elsa Okazaki
Patric Chiha transposes the couple from Henry James’s short story “The Beast in the Jungle” to the club, and contrasts their fateful waiting with the ultimate feeling of being-in-the-moment and the dancers’ hedonistic desire to dissolve time in everlasting choreographies.
With
- Anaïs Demoustier (May)
- Tom Mercier (John)
- Béatrice Dalle (La Physionomiste)
- Martin Vischer (Pierre)
- Sophie Demeyer (Alice)
- Pedro Cabanas (Monsieur Pipi)
- Mara Taquin (Céline)
- Bachir Tlili (Yacine)
Crew
Director | Patric Chiha |
Screenplay | Patric Chiha, Axelle Ropert, Jihane Chouaib based on the short story of the same name by Henry James |
Cinematography | Céline Bozon |
Editing | Karina Ressler, Julien Lacheray |
Music | Yelli Yelli, Dino Spiluttini, Florent Charissoux |
Sound Design | Mikaël Barre |
Sound | Atanas Tcholakov |
Production Design | Eve Martin |
Costumes | Claire Dubien |
Make-Up | Lila Vander Elst |
Producers | Charlotte Vincent, Katia Khazak |
Co-Producers | Cassandre Warnauts, Jean-Yves Roubin, Ebba Sinzinger, Vincent Lucassen |
Co-Production |
Frakas Productions Lüttich WILDart Film Wien |
World Sales
Les Films du Losange
Produced by
Aurora Films

Michael Stütz, Patric Chiha
The section head with the director on the stage of the Zoo Palast.
La Bête dans la jungle · Panorama · Feb 17, 2023

Bachir Tlili, Sophie Demeyer, Patric Chiha, Martin Vischer
The cast with the director (2nd from right) at the premiere of the film.
La Bête dans la jungle · Panorama · Feb 17, 2023

Tom Mercier, Anaïs Demoustier, Patric Chiha
The actors with the director at the Photo Call.
La Bête dans la jungle · Panorama · Feb 17, 2023

Béatrice Dalle
The legendary actor signs autographs on the Red Carpet.
La Bête dans la jungle · Panorama · Feb 17, 2023
Béatrice Dalle,Tom Mercier, Anaïs Demoustier, Patric Chiha
La Bête dans la jungle | The Beast in the Jungle
Panorama · Press Conference · Feb 17, 2023
Patric Chiha

Born in Vienna, Austria in 1975, he studied fashion design in Paris and then film editing at the INSAS film school in Brussels. His short and documentary films have screened at several festivals. His feature film debut Domaine, starring Béatrice Dalle, premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival. His documentary Brothers of the Night screened in the 2016 Panorama.
Filmography (selection)
2004 Casa Ugalde; short film · Casa ugalde; short film 2005 Les messieurs (The Gentlemen); documentary · Les Messieurs (The Gentlemen); documentary 2006 Home; short film · Home 2007 0ù se trouve le chef de la prison?; short film · Où se trouve le chef de la prison? (Where is the Head of the Prison?); short film 2009 Domaine (Domain) · Domaine 2014 Boys Like Us 2016 Brüder der Nacht (Brothers of the Night); documentary, Panorama · Brüder der Nacht (Brothers of the Night); documentary 2019 Si c’était de l’amour (If It Were Love); documentary · Si c’était de l’amour (If it were love); documentary, Panorama 2023 La Bête dans la jungle (The Beast in the Jungle)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023