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Beautiful Beings

2022 · 123 min

A raw, slow-burning immersion into teenage violence and fragile friendship, unsettling yet tender, leaving a heavy emotional residue.

Directed by
Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Birgir Dagur Bjarkason, Áskell Einar Pálmason, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson
Tagline
Friends. Family. Sacrifice.
Overview
A teenage boy, raised by a mother who considers herself psychic, takes a bullied kid into his group of violent misfits. As the group’s troubles escalate toward life-threatening situations, an inner voice awakens in the boy and, with the help of his mother and his new friend, he manages to find his own path.

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  • Channel 4 Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Birgir Dagur Bjarkason, Áskell Einar Pálmason, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • violence
  • trauma
  • identity
Places
  • suburbs
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Birgir Dagur Bjarkason, Áskell Einar Pálmason, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson, Snorri Rafn Frímannsson, Sunna Líf Arnarsdóttir, Kamilla Guðrún Lowen, Kristín Ísold Jóhannesdóttir, Ísgerður Elfa Gunnarsdóttir
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
123 min
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Czech Republic, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Sweden
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