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Beasts of the Southern Wild Details

Release Date: Jun 29, 2012
Rated: Child Imperilment, Brief Sensuality, Language, Some Disturbing Images and Thematic Material
Runtime: 1 hr. 33 min.
Genres: Drama
Director:Benh Zeitlin
Cast:Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Lowell Landes, Levy Easterly.

FULL SYNOPSIS

A six-year-old girl from the southern Delta searches for her long-lost mother after her father falls ill and her world spins out of balance in the film from director Benh Zeitlin that took home the Grand Jury Prize and Best Cinematography award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. A harsh but loving father, Wink swore that his beloved daughter Hushpuppy would be prepared for the day he was no longer able to look after her. Little did Wink realize that day would come sooner than anyone suspected, and when illness strikes him down, nature runs amuck. As the soaring temperatures melt ice caps and the sea levels swell, a race of prehistoric beasts named the aurochs emerge to reclaim the planet. Meanwhile, as the apocalypse unfolds, determined Hushpuppy bravely sets out on a mission to locate the mother she's never known. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Release date:June 29, 2012

Awards

Awarded by	Nominee	Category	Year	Status
National Board of Review	Quvenzhané Wallis	Breakthrough Performance by an Actress	2012	Winner
Washington D.C. Film Critics Association	Quvenzhané Wallis	Best Young Actor or Actress	2012	Winner
New York Film Critics Online	Quvenzhané Wallis	Breakthrough Performance	2012	Winner
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Quvenzhané Wallis	Best Actress	2012	Nominee
Independent Spirit Awards	Quvenzhané Wallis	Best Female Lead	2012	Nominee
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Dwight Henry	Best Supporting Actor	2012	Winner
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Benh Zeitlin	New Generation Award	2012	Winner
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Benh Zeitlin	Best Music Score	2012	Winner
National Board of Review	Benh Zeitlin	Best Directorial Debut	2012	Winner
New York Film Critics Online	Benh Zeitlin	Best First Film	2012	Winner
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Benh Zeitlin	Best Adapted Screenplay	2012	Nominee
Detroit Film Critics Society	Benh Zeitlin	Breakthrough Artist	2012	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Benh Zeitlin	Best Director	2012	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Benh Zeitlin	Best Adapted Screenplay	2012	Nominee
Independent Spirit Awards	Benh Zeitlin	Best Director	2012	Nominee
Producers Guild of America	Dan Janvey	Best Producer	2012	Nominee
Producers Guild of America	Josh Penn	Best Producer	2012	Nominee
Producers Guild of America	Michael Gottwald	Best Producer	2012	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Lucy Alibar	Best Adapted Screenplay	2012	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Lucy Alibar	Best Adapted Screenplay	2012	Nominee

Cast

Quvenzhané Wallis: as Hushpuppy
Dwight Henry: as Wink
Lowell Landes: as Walrus
Levy Easterly: as Jean-Battiste

Crew

Benh Zeitlin

Benh Zeitlin: Director
Dan Janvey: Producer
Josh Penn: Producer
Michael Gottwald: Producer
Lucy Alibar: Play Author
Lucy Alibar: Screenwriter
Benh Zeitlin: Screenwriter
Benh Zeitlin: Composer (Music Score)
Crockett Doob: Editor
Affonso Goncalves: Editor
Alex Digerlando: Production Designer
Matthew Parker: Co-producer
Paul S. Mezey: Executive Producer
Steve Boeddeker: Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Silvers: Dialogue Editor
Neil Stockstill: Special Effects Coordinator
Steve Boeddeker: Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Boeddeker: Sound Effects Editor
Gordon Bell: Script Supervisor
Chris Gridley: Dialogue Editor