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.
- genus: Drama, Fantasy
- Studio: Cinereach, Court 13 Pictures, Journeyman Pictures, Department of Motion Pictures, Seville International, Sundance, San Francisco Film Society
- keyword: explosive, refugee camp, hurricane, flooding, global warming, based on play or musical, bayou, crab, prehistoric creature, storm, celebration, magic realism, auroch, tough love, defrost, levee, lost mother, melting ice caps, shrimp, salt water, crawfish, shrimping, submerged, grits, african american child, wild man, candid, playful, whimsical, admiring, adoring, amused, appreciative, sympathetic, vibrant
- cast: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly, Gina Montana, Lowell Landes, Pamela Harper
