Beasts of the Southern Wild
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| Directed by | Benh Zeitlin |
| Produced by | Dan Janvey Josh Penn Michael Gottwald |
| Screenplay by |
Lucy Alibar Benh Zeitlin |
| Based on |
Juicy and Delicious by Lucy Alibar |
| Starring |
Quvenzhané Wallis Dwight Henry |
| Narrated by | Quvenzhané Wallis |
| Music by |
Dan Romer Benh Zeitlin |
| Cinematography | Ben Richardson |
| Edited by | Crockett Doob Affonso Gonçalves |
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| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.8 million |
| Box office | $21.9 million |
Beasts of the Southern Wild is a 2012 American drama film co-written, co-scored and directed by Benh Zeitlin. It was adapted by Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar from Alibar's one-act play Juicy and Delicious. After playing at film festivals, it was released on June 27, 2012, in New York and Los Angeles, and later distribution was expanded.
The film was nominated for four Academy Awards at the 85th Academy Awards, in the categories Best Picture, Best Director (Benh Zeitlin), Best Adapted Screenplay (Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin), and Best Actress (Quvenzhané Wallis). At age 9, Wallis became the youngest Best Actress nominee in history.
As a storm approaches a southern Louisiana bayou community called the "Bathtub" (a community cut off from the rest of the world by a levee), six-year-old Hushpuppy and her ailing, hot-tempered father Wink are optimistic about their life and their future. The children in school are being taught by Miss Bathsheba about nature and the release of prehistoric creatures called "Aurochs" from the melting ice caps. At home, Hushpuppy fends for herself while her father is missing. When he returns, he is wearing a hospital gown and bracelet. They argue, and when Hushpuppy returns to her house, she deliberately sets it on fire. A chase ensues between the two, and she ends up getting slapped by Wink. When she retaliates by punching him in the chest, Wink collapses. Hushpuppy, realizing the damage she has caused, runs for help only to find her father missing when she returns.
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