In the movie "Hyenas," the hyenas are not actual characters but rather symbolic representations. The film is a Senegalese comedy-drama directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty. It tells the story of Linguère Ramatou, a woman who returns to her hometown seeking revenge on the man who abandoned her years ago. The hyenas in the movie symbolize greed, corruption, and the dark side of human nature. They are used metaphorically to depict the moral decay and hypocrisy within society.