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- This movie is a fantasy in many ways, but the authenticity and directness of the untrained actors make it effortlessly convincing. Sometimes miraculous films come into being, made by people you've never heard of, starring unknown faces, blindsiding you with creative genius. "Beasts of the Southern Wild" is one of the year's best films.
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Jul 4, 2012 · "Beasts" is a first feature by Benh Zeitlin, based on a screenplay and stage play by his collaborator, Lucy Alibar. They found post-Katrina locations in the ravaged bayous of Louisiana, and constructed on a small budget their convincing and meticulously detailed settlement.
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Benh Zeitlin's first feature film, "Beasts of the Southern...
- Dwight Henry
Beasts of the Southern Wild. 87% Tomatometer 210 Reviews 76% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Six-year-old Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) lives with her father, Wink (Dwight Henry), in a remote ...
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- Benh Zeitlin
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- Quvenzhané Wallis
Jun 26, 2012 · “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” a passionate and unruly explosion of Americana, winks at skepticism, laughs at sober analysis and stares down criticism.
- Benh Zeitlin
Jan 21, 2012 · An inadvertent visit by Hushpuppy to a “Floating Catfish Shack” filled with friendly prostitutes possesses a magical fantasy element that is as entrancing as it is entirely unexpected.
Jun 28, 2012 · Beasts of the Southern Wild. The motherless six-year-old called Hushpuppy (Quvenzhane Wallis) who narrates Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild spends a lot of time thinking about...
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Jun 26, 2012 · Quvenzhane Wallis, the pint-sized African-American star of the wonderfully inventive film Beasts of the Southern Wild, was plucked from a Louisiana elementary school, and she's a find on many...
Jun 28, 2012 · The film is a mythic odyssey laced with modern ecological anxieties, captured in a free-form, image-driven narrative that recalls Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life. It's clear...