The Beasts

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The Beasts

2023,

2h 18m,

Drama/

Mystery & Thriller

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69 Reviews

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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.

Critics Consensus

Rodrigo Sorogoyen throws us into rural Galicia with The Beasts, where tension and unease spread like wildfire in a scorching tale of decayed human nature.

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

Dec 9, 2023

Sorogoyen might give lip service to the economic realities underlying the land dispute, but he’s also not afraid to take sides and to entertain.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

Dec 6, 2023

It becomes unbearably tense, really, really properly tense.

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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

Oct 5, 2023

Impressive in its setting, positive outlook, and in its reference to character development. [Full review in Spanish]

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Samantha Schuster

Cinéfilo Serial

Jul 25, 2025

4/5

Rodrigo Sorogoyen once again demonstrates his talent behind the camera for crafting poignant stories, highlighting the oppressive and tense atmosphere and the development of highly engaging and ambiguous characters. [Full Review in Spanish]

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William Stottor

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

Sep 3, 2024

4/5

The Beasts subverts expectations and, despite some scenes and plot points occasionally being too elongated, the overarching tangent of organicity and ferocity make this meaty, bruising thriller a must-watch.

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

Jul 28, 2024

4.5/5

The Beasts shows that enmity can be subtle and insidious...the film’s distinction resides in its painstaking exploration of a very human drama, a very vivid drama, a drama handled so sensitively and yet with such vigour.

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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.

Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Producer: Ibón Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé, Sandra Tapia, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Eduardo Villanueva, Thomas Pibarot, Jean Labadie, Anne Labadie
Screenwriter: Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Isabel Peña
Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co: Comunidad de Madrid, Radio Televisión Española, Latido Films, Eurimages, Canal+, Gobierno de España, Cofimage 33, Ciné+, Le Pacte, Crea SGR, Caballo Films, Cronos Entertainment, SofiTVciné 9, Movistar+, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales, Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals, Arcadia Motion Pictures
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 28, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 26, 2023
Runtime: 2h 18m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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