# Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

> A fiercely imaginative girl confronts ecological catastrophe, paternal loss, and the search for her absent mother in a mythic Louisiana Delta community.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/59746

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Adventure
- Director: Benh Zeitlin
- Cast: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly, Gina Montana, Lowell Landes, Pamela Harper, Amber Henry, Jonshel Alexander
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2125435/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: mythic, lyrical, raw, reflective movie night, independent cinema evening

## Synopsis

A young girl faces the chaos of a world unraveling around her, seeking her place in it.

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