The Beast

2016 0h 20m HR

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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A hundred year old woman called Nada and her 75-year old daughter Vera have a tense but familiar relationship. The childlike Vera takes care of her frail, mute though at times cruel, mother until one evening a bat flies into Nada's room and starts hibernating underneath her bed. The animal's presence gradually reinvigorates the old woman, eternally and fatally changing the relationship between mother and daughter.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marija Kohn
Nada
Doris Šarić-Kukuljica
Vera

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daina Oniunas-Pusić
Writers: Daina Oniunas-Pusić
Countries: Croatia

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daina Oniunas-Pusić, shot by Arthur Mulhern. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Arttu Salmi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Marija Kohn and Doris Šarić-Kukuljica carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4283854 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daina Oniunas-Pusić directs. Arthur Mulhern behind the camera. Arttu Salmi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Croatia.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Daina Oniunas-Pusić, shot by Arthur Mulhern. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Arttu Salmi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Marija Kohn and Doris Šarić-Kukuljica carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt4283854 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.