Hayop Ka!

Hayop Ka!
Promotional release poster
Directed byAvid Liongoren
Written by
  • Manny Angeles
  • Paulle Olivenza
Produced by
Starring
Edited by
  • Avid Liongoren
  • Jether Amar
  • Manny Angeles
Music byLen Calvo
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • October 29, 2020 (2020-10-29)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Hayop Ka! (lit. 'You Are an Animal!', a profanity meaning "you animal!" in English), also known as Hayop Ka! (You animal!),[1] Hayop Ka! The Nimfa Dimaano Story,[2] and You Animal!,[3] is a 2020 Philippine adult animated romantic comedy film directed by Avid Liongoren.[4] It features a voice cast topbilled by Angelica Panganiban, Robin Padilla, and Sam Milby. Panganiban voices Nimfa, an anthropomorphic feline who works as a perfume saleswoman and whose boyfriend, a mongrel named Roger (Padilla), is employed as a janitor. When Nimfa meets Iñigo (Milby), a wealthy dog with a career as a high-profile entrepreneur, she finds herself in the middle of a love triangle.[1][2][5]

Produced by Rocketsheep Studio and Spring Films, the film was released on October 29, 2020, on Netflix in select territories.[4][6][7] The film received generally positive reviews from international critics, with praise for animation and voice performances, but criticism for its plot and Padilla's performance.

Hayop Ka! was announced as an official selection for main competition at the 2021 Annecy International Animated Film Festival, became the first Filipino animated feature film.[8] CNN Philippines and director Avid, announced that film's sequel is in development, naming it Hayop Ka Din![9]

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  2. ^ a b Estrella, Fiel (January 6, 2020). "11 Filipino movies to watch out for in 2020". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on January 6, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "You Animal!". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Look: Angelica Panganiban stars in first Filipino adult-animation Netflix original". Rappler. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "Hayop Ka! (You Son Of A Bitch!) – Feature Film In Production". Rocketsheep Studio. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "'Hayop Ka!' Looking to Further Original Filipino Animation". Rotoscopers. October 16, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  7. ^ Alcibar, Wyanet (October 29, 2020). "Characters you'll love to hate and why 'Hayop Ka!' is worth the rewatch". The Rappler. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  8. ^ Diño-Seguerra, Liza (April 10, 2022). "The new wave of Asian filmmakers". The Manila Times. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "'Hayop Ka Din!' now in the works, director says". cnn. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.