Beast

In a small island community, a troubled young woman falls for a mysterious outsider who empowers her to escape her oppressive family. When he comes under suspicion for a series of brutal murders she defends him at all costs and learns what she is capable of.

2017 / 106 min / Alexa
Film4 / BFI / Agile Films / Stray Bear Films

Credits

Cast: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Trystan Gravelle and Geraldine James
Written & Directed by: Michael Pearce
Produced by: Ivana Mackinnon, Lauren Dark and Kristian Brodie
Executive Producers: Myles Payne, David Staniland, Natascha Wharton, Sam Lavender and David Kosse
Director of Photography: Benjamin Kračun
Production Designer: Laura Tarrant-Brown
Editors: Maya Maffioli 
Composer: Jim Williams 
Additional Music: Gunnar Óskarsson
Costume Designer: Jo Thompson
Casting Director: Julie Harkin CDG
Line Producer: Greg Mcmanus
Sound Designer: Gunnar Óskarsson
Hair & Make-Up Designer: Nadia Stacey

Festivals & Awards

WORLD PREMIERE – 2017 Toronto International Film Festival PLATFORM SECTION
UK PREMIERE - 2017 – London Film Festival FIRST FEATURE COMPETITION
Sundance Film Festival
Rotterdam International Film Festival
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Torino Film Festival
Stockholm Film Festival
Macao Film Festival, BEST ACTOR, BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Dublin Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival
Miami Film Festival
Belgrade International Film Festival
Rennes Film Festival
San Francisco Film Festival
Istanbul Film Festival
Hallucinations Collectives
Beaune International Thriller Film Festival