Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) (original) (raw)

Faced with her father's fading health and environmental changes that release an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy leaves her Delta-community home in search of her mother.

Faced with her father's fading health and environmental changes that release an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy leaves her Delta-community home in search of her mother. (less)

Director: Benh Zeitlin
Writers: Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
Starring: Quvenzhan� Wallis, Dwight Henry, Henry D. Coleman, Levy Easterly, Pamela Harper, Jovan Hathaway
Producer: Dan Janvey

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Review by Brian Orndorf, July 13, 2012

7 / 10

�Beasts of the Southern Wild� requires a special moviegoing mood to embrace. It�s a jittery study of behavior and disaster, anchored by first-time actors and an untested filmmaker, who use a broad understanding of the Hurricane Katrina disaster to fashion their own interpretation of regional pride and the human spirit�s thirst for defiance. It�s often indescribable and occasionally unfocused, though the originality of vision supplied here successfully lubricates a few tiresome moments. To appreciate �Beasts of the Southern Wild,� one must relax their expectations, allowing the feature�s sputte ...read more...

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