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Beasts of the Southern Wild

Genre
Fantasy
Rating
PG-13
Released
27 June, 2012
Beasts of the Southern Wild

Beasts of the Southern Wild is a 2012 American drama film directed, co-written, and co-scored by Benh Zeitlin. It was adapted by Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar from Alibar's one-act play Juicy and Delicious. It stars Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry. After playing at film festivals, it was released on June 27, 2012, in New York and Los Angeles, and later distribution was expanded. Beasts of the Southern Wild was met with commercial success and acclaim from critics, with praise going to the cinematography and Wallis's performance. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards in 2013: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actress. At age 9, Wallis became the youngest Best Actress nominee in history.

Director Benh Zeitlin
Produced by Dan Janvey, Josh Penn, Michael Gottwald
Screenplay by Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
Starring Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry
Music Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin
Cinematography Ben Richardson
Edited by Crockett Doob, Affonso Gonçalves
Production, company Cinereach, Court 13, Journeyman Pictures
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Released January 20, 2012 (Sundance), June 27, 2012 (US)
Running time 93 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $1.8 million
Box office $23.3 million
Netflix ID 70229269

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Six-year-old Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother once her father mysteriously gets sick. Hushpuppy must learn to have courage even when the ice caps around her ramshackle bayou community melt and unleash ancient aurochs.

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The film was nominated for four Academy Awards. The film takes place in the fictional location of "Isle de Charles Doucet" or as the locals call it: the Bathtub.

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Información más reciente sobre Beasts of the Southern Wild actualizada el 28 de Julio, 2021.