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The Beasts

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• Thriller
• Drama

• 2022
• Rodrigo Sorogoyen
• 138 mins
• 15

Summary

Thriller starring Marina Foïs and Denis Ménochet. Olga and Antoine move from their native France to a small village in the Galician countryside. But their new neighbours do not take kindly to foreigners, and when the couple take a stance against a local land sale the low-level hostility takes a turn toward violence.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Emma Simmonds

There's some extraordinary bloody mindedness on display in this powerful thriller from Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen (The Realm). Unfolding in the gorgeous Galician countryside, it follows a French couple (played by Denis Ménochet and Marina Foïs) who have happily settled in the area, and spend their days tending crops and renovating local properties. However, a feud with a pair of embittered Spanish brothers (Luis Zahera and Diego Anido) from the neighbouring farm threatens to spill over into violence. Inspired by actual events, the film feels impressively earthy and authentic. Ménochet is a hulking, aggrieved presence, and the hatred his character comes up against is fierce - fuelled by xenophobia, jealousy and a genuine grievance relating to a proposed wind farm. There's no mystery as to just who is doing the menacing, and yet the film effectively ramps up the tension, with a creeping sense that things could turn ugly at any time.

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7.5/10

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Cast

rolenameOlgaMarina FoïsAntoineDenis MénochetXanLuis ZaheraLorenzoDiego AnidoMarieMarie ColombMadre AntaLuisa MerelasPepiñoJosé Manuel Fernández Blanco

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rolenameDirectorRodrigo Sorogoyen

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Theatrical distributor

Curzon

Released on

2023-03-24

Languages

Galician | French | Spanish

Guidance

Violence, swearing, sexual references

Formats

Colour

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