The Beasts
​Spain/France  |  2022  |  139 minutes
​Spanish/French/Galician (English subtitles)
Wednesday, 25 October  |  8 PM
​Admission: €7 at door

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Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Cast: Denis Ménochet, Marina Fois, Luis Zahera, Diego Anido

French couple Antoine and Olga have fulfilled their dream of moving to the Galician countryside, setting up their own small farm. Their refusal to sell their land to developers has created tensions with local brothers Xan and Loren, who want the money for a chance at anew life. Tensions boil over after an act of sabotage leads to increasingly tense and violent confrontations between the neighbours. Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s engrossing thriller is a slow-burn in the best possible way. Aided by remarkably naturalistic performances, this is a methodical film where the tension builds and builds in a manner that’s utterly compelling. It’s no surprise it dominated at Spain’s Goya film awards, where it won in nine categories including Best Film

Festivals & Awards:
Dublin International Film Festival, 2023 - Best Film (Dublin Film Critics’ Circle)
Goya Awards, 2023 - winner of nine awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay
César Awards, 2023 - Best Foreign Film

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"★★★★★ A terrific, gripping drama that will cross cultural borders with ease. Every nation has such stories.”
Donald Clark, The Irish Times

“And while the jostling of the men and the sense of mounting threat is compellingly unsettling, it is Olga
as a character, and Fois as an actor, who is the film’s secret weapon.”
Wendy Ide-Screen International