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Deep in the African savanna, in the northeastern region of Burkina Faso, under a shelter several meters high, ants are diligently working. A sudden disaster has just disrupted their orderly lives. A tropical downpour is about to destroy the corridors and rooms of the ant nest... and not far away, a group of terrifying carnivorous ants is preparing to attack. They will take advantage of the ants' fatigue upon their return to launch a true surprise assault... An merciless battle is about to unfold... About the film "Castle Siege" is a science fiction film with an animal theme, and it is a genuine horror film. The film uses real animals in its footage, with one side being ants and the other being carnivorous ants. The intense war between the two is like a horror film. The ant nest is depicted as a science fiction castle inhabited by thousands of individuals. "Castle Siege" is a war film in terms of its visual presentation, with some typical strange scenes and behaviors that seem like they were designed and produced using computers, evoking memories of certain science fiction films. The main creative team: Philippe Cardon invited Benoît Alama to voice the film, who is one of France's most famous voice actors (the French voice of Morgan Freeman). Philippe Cardon is the author of scientific and historical television documentaries. He produced large-scale documentary series for France's Art Channel and France 5 about the universe or artificial intelligence (such as "The Matter" (La Matière)), and he is also the producer of documentaries on global environmental issues (such as "Man and the Biosphere" (L'homme et la biosphère)). Before "Castle Siege," he also produced "The Last Days of Charles de Gaulle" (Les Derniers Jours de Charles de Gaulle) and "The Great History of the Brain" (La Grande Histoire du cerveau).