L'Animale is a 2018 Austrian coming-of-age drama film[5] written and directed by Katharina Mückstein, starring Sophie Stockinger [de].

In rural Austria, 18-year-old Mati is a tomboy who struggles with gender identity and sexuality, only hangs out with boys and is a member of a motocross gang that causes trouble in the region.

"I always knew that L'Animale would be about a young girl and I also wanted to talk about the conflict we face between rationality and passion.

[8] Mückstein said in a director's statement that L'Animale is her personal answer to the question of how free we, as modern people, really are.

Regarding the choice of locations in Lower Austria, Mückstein explained: "Places also radiate something between the lines, you can tell whether it's near a city or very far away.

Here it was important to tell the story of the outskirts of the commuter belt, where young people have an idea of the city but don't regularly go there where there are many new influences.