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\u24d2Courtesy of Netflix<\/p>\n

Netflix<\/a> released the complete trailer for the Ben Affleck<\/a>-directed crime thriller “Animals<\/strong><\/a>“.<\/p>\n

With the kidnapping of Mark Kimball’s son, who is running for mayor of Los Angeles, his wife and he have just a few hours to gather the ransom money. With their financial resources mostly allocated to his political campaign, they now must confront aspects of their lives they never wanted to reveal.<\/p>\n

Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington<\/a> play Mark and his wife Abigail, respectively. Also starring are Gillian Anderson as the candidate\u2019s \u2018fixer\u2019 and Steven Yeun as his campaign manager.<\/p>\n

Connor McIntyre penned the script, with subsequent revisions by Affleck and Billy Ray (\u201cShattered Glass<\/strong>\u201d). Affleck, Matt Damon, Dani Bernfeld, Brad Weston and Collin Creighton produce.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnimals<\/strong>\u201d will debut in select cinemas and on Netflix on October 9th.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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