The Beasts

2022 2h 18m FR

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 985

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marina Foïs
Olga
Denis Ménochet
Antoine
Luis Zahera
Xan
Diego Anido
Lorenzo
Marie Colomb
Marie Denis
Machi Salgado
Rafael
David Menéndez
Cabo 3 Alfonso
Luisa Merelas
Madre Anta

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Writers: Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Isabel Peña
Languages: Galician, Spanish, French
Countries: France, Spain

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Galician, Spanish, French.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Spain.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, shot by Alejandro de Pablo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marina Foïs and Denis Ménochet and Luis Zahera carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15006566 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rodrigo Sorogoyen directs. Alejandro de Pablo behind the camera. Alberto del Campo cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France, Spain. Dialogue in Galician, Spanish, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Galician, Spanish, French.
4International production across 2 countries: France, Spain.
5Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, shot by Alejandro de Pablo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Alberto del Campo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Marina Foïs and Denis Ménochet and Luis Zahera carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt15006566 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alejandro de Pablo
Editing: Alberto del Campo
Production design: José Tirado
Costume design: Paola Torres
Makeup / hair: Jesús Gil
Sound: Yasmina Praderas
Runtime: 138 min · 2h 18m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,900,000
Box office: $10,238,603
Return: 263% of budget
Original language: FR
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Beasts (2022)

Awards

Lumière Award for Best International Co-Production
Premio Feroz for Best Drama
Goya Award for Best Film
César Award for Best Foreign Film

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CinemaSerf2023-03-25
★ 7/10
"Olga" (Marina Foïs) and husband "Antoine" (Denis Ménochet) have recently located to a remote Spanish farming community where they are trying to make their living in as organic fashion as they can. Their neighbours, "Xan" (an excellent Luis Zahera) and "Loren" (Diego Anido) immediately take against them as they are determined to accept an offer from a wind turbine company that will see them realise some money from their land and offer an alternative to their otherwise pretty subsistence living. What now ensues is one of the finest examples of cinematographic intimidation I have ever seen. Director Rodrigo Sorogoyen allows the tension to build without providing a spark-point. The angry characterisation of the bully that is "Xan" simmers as former teacher "Antoine" tries almost everything to avoid losing his temper. When the pot does over-boil - as is inevitable - the story starts to falls away for me a bit and the last half hour, though poignant, increasingly lacked plausibility. The said, there is a palpable degree of nastiness portrayed here that is way more effective than any you will see in an horror film. The writing is clever and sharp and the exposure it offers us to just how communities can turn on each other when money rears it's ugly head makes this a remarkably effective character study of human nature and venality. Some fine cinematography helps to deliver a perfect scenario for this menacing drama that sees a competent cast knit well and present a truly scary story.
badelf2023-05-17
★ 8/10
Living in a small town of retarded drunks who take a dislike to me for petty, subconscious reasons is probably my worst nightmare. This film brought my nightmare to life. Scary!
BornKnight2024-02-20
★ 7/10
How much spoiler you can put on a poster? All of it it seems... The movie exposes some of the xenophobe caused by material issues that can happen anywhere in the world, but in Spain in this case against a couple of French that survives by an ecosutenatible live. The tensions rise up to peak and unavoidable point. Good acting, believable story, hard to watch - but with and open end that we (hope) wish for justice. A 7.5 out of 10.0 for me, B+. But could be better.