Beasts of the Southern Wild

Beasts of the Southern Wild

93 mins | Drama, Fantasy | June 29, 2012

Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink in 'the Bathtub', a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink’s tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe—for a time when he’s no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies out of whack—temperatures rise, and the ice caps melt, unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising, the aurochs coming, and Wink’s health fading, Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother.

Beasts of the Southern Wild

93 mins | Drama, Fantasy | June 29, 2012

Beasts of the Southern Wild
Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink in 'the Bathtub', a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink’s tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe—for a time when he’s no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies out of whack—temperatures rise, and the ice caps melt, unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising, the aurochs coming, and Wink’s health fading, Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Fox Searchlight Pictures, Journeyman Pictures, Court 13 Pictures, Cinereach, Department of Motion Pictures
Original title Beasts of the Southern Wild
Directors Gordon Bell, Benh Zeitlin
Writers Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin

Cast

Quvenzhané Wallis

as Hushpuppy

Dwight Henry

as Wink

Levy Easterly

as Jean Battiste

Gina Montana

as Miss Bathsheeba

Lowell Landes

as Walrus

Pamela Harper

as Little Jo

Amber Henry

as LZA

Jonshel Alexander

as Joy Strong

Nicholas Clark

as Boy with Bell

Joseph Brown

as Winston

Henry D. Coleman

as Peter T

Kaliana Brower

as T-Lou

Phillip Lawrence

as Dr. Maloney

Hannah Holby

as Open Arms Babysitter

Jimmy Lee Moore

as Sgt. Major

Jovan Hathaway

as The Cook