The Beasts (As Bestas)

Seeking closeness with nature, French couple Antoine and Olga have moved to a village in the Galician countryside. But not everything is as it seems…

There they live a quiet life, although relations with the locals are far from idyllic. A conflict with their neighbours, the Anta brothers, sees tension rise to the point of no return.  

Shooting the first half from Antoine’s perspective and the second from Olga’s, director Rodrigo Sorogoyen creates an enthralling drama examining themes of rural depopulation and local identity politics.

This film showed as part of Viva 2023, and we have brought it back by popular demand.

Duration:
139 minutes

Dir Rodrigo Sorogoyen

Galician, French and Spanish with English subtitles

Marina Föis, Denis Ménochet, Luis Zahera

Translated title:
The Beasts

Languages:
French, Galician and Spanish

Country of origin:
France and Spain

Year of production:
2022