The Beasts (2022)
3.8 of 5 from 61 ratings
2h 17min
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- Synopsis:
- An expatriate French couple (Denis Ménochet and Marina Foïs) operate an organic farm in the Spanish countryside. However, their earnest enthusiasm reeks of patronizing privilege to the handful of "hill people" families who have toiled on the land for generations. Tensions between locals and foreigners boil over in this edge-of-your-seat thriller.
- Actors:
- Marina Foïs, Denis Ménochet, Luis Zahera, Diego Anido, Marie Colomb, Luisa Merelas, José Manuel Fernández y Blanco, Federico Pérez Rey, Javier Varela, David Menéndez, Xavier Estévez, Gonzalo García, Pepo Suevos, Machi Salgado, Luis P. Martínez, Melchor López, José Antonio Fernández, Ramón Porto, Poli Suárez, Faustino Álvarez
- Directors:
- Rodrigo Sorogoyen
- Producers:
- Ignasi Estapé, Anne-Laure Labadie, Jean Labadie, Nacho Lavilla, Thomas Pibarot, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Eduardo Villanueva
- Writers:
- Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen
- Aka:
- As bestas
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
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Reviews (1) of The Beasts
Watch if you've ever considered doing up some cheap run-down farmhouse in the Spanish countryside - The Beasts review by PV
This starts slowly but wow, what a film!
The hate drips of the envious bitter local Spanish Galician hilltop peasant farmer villagers like vinegar, or maybe battery acid. A bit like a realistic WRONG TURN. or DELIVERANCE.
It is really racism against the wealthier, educated 'hobbyist' organic farmer French couple. Bigotry, bullying, but utterly believable. A nice irony with a proposed windfarm plot strand, with the green incomers opposed and locals there generations keen. So who is green then?
Yes it drags a bit towards the end and is maybe a tad long, but European films often are, and travel at a slower pace.
One of the best Spanish films I have seen, way more watchable and interesting than the perpetually over-rated Pedro Almodovar.
4 stars
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