Andrea Laszlo De Simone won the César Award for Best Original Music for "Animal Kingdom (Le Règne Animal)", a genre film by Thomas Cailley, on February 23 at the 49th edition of the César prizes, the most prominent prizes in French cinema. De Simone is the first Italian to win an award in this category. As a result, the surprise was equal to the satisfaction. Andrea Laszlo De Simone expresses his full range of emotions in these words: "This film was an incredible experience for me; it is a political film: there is adventure, drama, and everything in this film! It's difficult to explain and difficult to create music for a film, but I'm grateful to the actors who inspired me. It's my second film, and it's amazing for me; I'm very excited." "Animal Kingdom (Le Règne Animal)" received the most nominations (12 in total) and won four further Césars. After enjoying significant success at the box office in France, it will be released in Italian cinemas on June 20.