Beasts of the Southern Wild
I gotta take care of mine.
2012 | 93m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Benh Zeitlin |
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| Writer: | Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 29, 2012 |
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| Director: | Benh Zeitlin |
| Writer: | Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Drama |
| Keywords | refugee camp, global warming, crab, celebration, tough love, lost mother, salt water, submerged, wild man, whimsical, amused, vibrant, explosive, flooding, bayou, storm, auroch, levee, shrimp, shrimping, african american child, playful, adoring, sympathetic, hurricane, based on play or musical, prehistoric creature, magic realism, defrost, melting ice caps, crawfish, grits, candid, admiring, appreciative |
| Production Companies | Journeyman Pictures, Court 13 Pictures, Cinereach, Sundance, San Francisco Film Society, Department of Motion Pictures, Seville International |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $21,107,746
Budget: $1,800,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Quvenzhané Wallis | Hushpuppy |
| Dwight Henry | Wink |
| Levy Easterly | Jean Battiste |
| Gina Montana | Miss Bathsheeba |
| Lowell Landes | Walrus |
| Pamela Harper | Little Jo |
| Amber Henry | LZA |
| Jonshel Alexander | Joy Strong |
| Nicholas Clark | Boy with Bell |
| Joseph Brown | Winston |
| Henry D. Coleman | Peter T |
| Kaliana Brower | T-Lou |
| Phillip Lawrence | Dr. Maloney |
| Hannah Holby | Open Arms Babysitter |
| Jimmy Lee Moore | Sgt. Major |
| Jovan Hathaway | The Cook |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stephani Lewis | Costume Design |
| Dawn Masi | Art Direction |
| Crockett Doob | Editor |
| Gordon Bell | Assistant Director, Assistant Editor, Script Supervisor |
| Josh Ente | Set Dresser |
| Alex DiGerlando | Production Design |
| Erin Staub | Set Decoration |
| Elizabeth Behl | Scenic Artist |
| Bob Edwards | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| E.J. Holowicki | Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor |
| Zach Martin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Benh Zeitlin | Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Director |
| Ben Richardson | Director of Photography |
| Affonso Gonçalves | Editor |
| Dan Romer | Original Music Composer |
| Linda Lichter | Legal Services |
| Lucy Alibar | Screenplay, Original Story |
| Steve Boeddeker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor |
| Ashley Nicole Hudson | Stunt Double |
| Danny Epper | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lars Knudsen | Thanks |
| Jay Van Hoy | Thanks |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Paul S. Mezey | Executive Producer |
| Michael Raisler | Executive Producer |
| Josh Penn | Producer |
| Michael Gottwald | Producer |
| Philipp Engelhorn | Executive Producer |
| Dan Janvey | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | Dwight Henry | Nominated |
| Spirit Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Won |
| Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Dwight Henry | Won |
| Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| Sundance Film Festival | Best Picture | N/A | Won |
| Sundance Film Festival | Best Actor | Dwight Henry | Nominated |
| Sundance Film Festival | Best Director | Benh Zeitlin | Won |
| Sundance Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| Sundance Film Festival | Best Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Won |
| Sundance Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Dwight Henry | Won |
| SAG Awards | Best Actress | Quvenzhané Wallis | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Director | Benh Zeitlin | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actress | N/A | Nominated |
| Berlin International Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Dwight Henry | Nominated |
| Venice Film Festival | Best Actor | Dwight Henry | Nominated |
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