The Beasts (2022 film)

The Beasts (Galician: As bestas)[1] is an upcoming Spanish-French thriller film directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen which stars Denis Menochet, Marina Foïs, Luis Zahera and Diego Anido. It is set in Galicia, and shot in French, Spanish and Galician.[2]

The Beasts
GalicianAs bestas
Directed byRodrigo Sorogoyen
Written by
CinematographyAlex de Pablo
Edited byAlberto del Campo
Music byOlivier Arson
Production
companies
  • Arcadia Motion Pictures
  • Caballo Films
  • Cronos Entertainment
  • Le Pacte
Distributed byA Contracorriente Films (es)
Release dates
  • May 2022 (2022-05) (Cannes)
  • 11 November 2022 (2022-11-11) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
Languages
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Galician

Plot

Set in the Galician countryside, the plot follows a French couple who settle in a small village seeking to connect with nature. However their presence arouses hostility and downright violence from a couple of locals.[3][4]

Cast

Production

As bestas is produced by Arcadia Motion Pictures, Caballo Films, Cronos Entertainment and Le Pacte, with the participation of RTVE, Movistar+, Canal+ and Cine+, support from Eurimages, and funding from ICAA.[2] The screenplay was penned (as usual with Sorogoyen's films) by Isabel Peña and Sorogoyen.[4] The production crew also features other Sorogoyen's recurring collaborators (such as Olivier Arson as composer, Alex de Pablo as director of cinematography and Alberto del Campo as film editor).[2]

Sorogoyen reported that he would shoot the film "as a western".[3] Filming began on 16 September 2021 and wrapped on 13 December 2021.[2][5] Shooting locations included El Bierzo and the interior of Galicia.[6]

Release

The film will premiere at the 75th Cannes Film Festival in May 2022, screened out of competition in the Cannes Première section.[7][8] As of April 2022, it has a tentative theatrical release date in Spain set for 11 November 2022.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Just Spainted. Winter/Spring 2022. New Spanish Films" (PDF). ICAA. p. 122. Retrieved 21 April 2022 – via Audiovisual451.
  2. "Rodrigo Sorogoyen rueda su producción cinematográfica «más ambiciosa»: 'As Bestas'". Audiovisual451. 29 September 2021.
  3. Hopewell, John (7 July 2021). "'Madre's' Rodrigo Sorogoyen Preps 'As Bestas' with Le Pacte, Arcadia, Caballo (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  4. "Sorogoyen rueda 'As Bestas', un thriller ambientado en el rural gallego". EFE. 29 September 2021.
  5. "Rodrigo Sorogoyen finaliza el rodaje de 'As Bestas', producida por Arcadia, Caballo Films, Cronos Entertainment y Le Pacte". Audiovisual451. 16 December 2021.
  6. Novás, G. (30 September 2021). "Avanza en Galicia y El Bierzo el rodaje del «thriller» de Sorogoyen «As bestas»". La Voz de Galicia.
  7. Keslassy, Elsa (29 April 2022). "Cannes Festival Adds Two More Films to 2022 Official Selection". Variety.
  8. "'As bestas', de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, tendrá su estreno en el Festival de Cannes". rtve. 29 April 2022.
  9. Aller, María (26 April 2022). "Las películas españolas que llegarán en 2022". Fotogramas. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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