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The Beasts

2022 · 138 min

A slow-burning, suffocating thriller that immerses you in rural hostility and escalating dread, leaving a lingering sense of injustice and sorrow.

Directed by
Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Marina Foïs, Denis Ménochet, Luis Zahera
Overview
Antoine and Olga, a French couple, have been living in a small village in Galicia for a long time. They practice eco-responsible agriculture and restore abandoned houses to facilitate repopulation. Everything should be idyllic except for their opposition to a wind turbine project that creates a serious conflict with their neighbors. The tension will rise to the point of irreparability.

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Directed by
Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Marina Foïs, Denis Ménochet, Luis Zahera
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • class
  • violence
  • grief
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Written by
Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Isabel Peña
Starring
Marina Foïs, Denis Ménochet, Luis Zahera, Diego Anido, Marie Colomb, Machi Salgado, David Menéndez, Luisa Merelas
Cinematography
Alejandro de Pablo
Runtime
138 min
Country
France, Spain
Languages
Galician, Spanish, French

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