Filipino animated film Hayop Ka! The Nimfa Dimaano Story is coming to Netflix Philippines on October 29, 2020, at exactly 12:01AM. The adult comedy film stars Angelica Panganiban, Sam Milby, and Robin Padilla.
The movie is the first animated Netflix Film from the Philippines. Directed by Avid Liongoren, and written by Manny Angeles and Paulle Olivenza, the film narrates a refreshing look at societal expectations, personal aspirations and the classic love triangle.
Additional voice cast include Empoy Marquez, Piolo Pascual, Arci Muñoz, Eugene Domingo, Yeng Constantino, Moira dela Torre, and Bb Joyce Bernal. It is animated and produced by Rocketsheep Studio and Spring Films.
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Hayop Ka! The Nimfa Dimaano Story will be available across Asia in Taglish, and English as You Animal!.
About Hayop Ka! The Nimfa Dimaano Story
Nimfa Dimaano (Angelica Panganiban), the pretty pussycat is a perfume sales kitty at a department store. Her boyfriend, Roger (Robin Padilla), the macho mongrel is a janitor. Nimfa meets Iñigo Villanueva (Sam Milby) the bourgeoisie business dog and their chemistry ignites. Will Nimfa and Roger’s love for DVDs and cheap street food keep them together or will Iñigo’s high society charms tear them apart?
Avid Liongoren: “My team and I took over 3-years of serious hard work to create this light and comical film. While our main goal is to elicit a few laughs, our advocacy is to encourage local animation production. In the global animation industry, the Philippines is a go-to nation for outsourcing animation services. We are home to thousands of talented animators but sadly, we are not known for ideating and producing our own work. There have been less than 10 animated feature films in the entire 100-year history of Philippine cinema, and we want to continue adding to that, while also hoping that little by little, someday Filipino animators can be known as not just service providers, but creators as well. We hope you enjoy Hayop Ka! on Netflix.”
Piolo Pascual: “I find it interesting to see animals dealing with adult human conflict in funny natural situations, the characters are real in their predicament and emotions, and each character has a unique Filipino trait that we can share to the audience.”
