The Beasts

Jul 20, 2022

2h 18m

★ 7.5

Overview

Antoine and Olga, a French couple, have been living in a small village in Galicia for a long time. They practice eco-responsible agriculture and restore abandoned houses to facilitate repopulation. Everything should be idyllic but for their opposition to a wind turbine project that creates a serious conflict with their neighbors. The tension will rise to the point of irreparability.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Le Pacte

Arcadia Motion Pictures

Caballo Films

Cronos Entertainment AIE

The Beasts Trailers

Cast

Olga

Marina Foïs

Antoine

Denis Ménochet

Xan

Luis Zahera

Lorenzo

Diego Anido

Marie Denis

Marie Colomb

Rafael

Machi Salgado

Cabo 3 Alfonso

David Menéndez

Madre Anta

Luisa Merelas

Pepiño

José Manuel Fernández y Blanco

Cabo 1 Mariano

Federico Pérez Rey

Cabo 2 Xosé

Javier Varela

Sergento Espin

Xavier Estévez

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