Release Date
June 27, 2012 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
December 4, 2012 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Benh Zeitlin
Writer
Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
Cast
Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry
Studio
Running Time
93 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some disturbing images, brief sensuality, language, child imperilment and thematic material
What is Beasts of the Southern Wild about?
In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee, a six-year-old girl exists on the brink of orphanhood. Buoyed by her childish optimism and extraordinary imagination, she believes that the natural world is in balance with the universe until a fierce storm changes her reality. Desperate to repair the structure of her world in order to save her ailing father and sinking home, this tiny... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Nominated for four Oscars including Best Director and Best Picture, Beasts of the Southern Wild has come out nowhere with its story of survival, courage and tough love. Though undeserving of its award nominations, Beasts is still an engaging movie that focuses on a part of America rarely seen.
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