The Beasts

3/25/2023

"Olga" (Marina Foïs) and husband "Antoine" (Denis Ménochet) have recently located to a remote Spanish farming community where they are trying to make their living in as organic fashion as they can. Their neighbours, "Xan" (an excellent Luis Zahera) and "Loren" (Diego Anido) immediately take against them as they are determined to accept an offer from a wind turbine company that will see them realise some money from their land and offer an alternative to their otherwise pretty subsistence living. What now ensues is one of the finest examples of cinematographic intimidation I have ever seen. Director Rodrigo Sorogoyen allows the tension to build without providing a spark-point. The angry characterisation of the bully that is "Xan" simmers as former teacher "Antoine" tries almost everything to

5/17/2023

Living in a small town of retarded drunks who take a dislike to me for petty, subconscious reasons is probably my worst nightmare. This film brought my nightmare to life. Scary!

2/20/2024

How much spoiler you can put on a poster? All of it it seems... The movie exposes some of the xenophobe caused by material issues that can happen anywhere in the world, but in Spain in this case against a couple of French that survives by an ecosutenatible live. The tensions rise up to peak and unavoidable point. Good acting, believable story, hard to watch - but with and open end that we (hope) wish for justice. A 7.5 out of 10.0 for me, B+. But could be better.

1/25/2026

This is a beautifully crafted film inspired by real events, and it’s often unbearably tense. A French couple relocate to a remote Galician town in search of a closer connection to nature, but a simmering dispute with their neighbours quickly spirals out of control. The neighbours — the Anta brothers — are hostile, frequently drunk, and determined to get their way, while the French couple refuse to sign away their land. Luis Zahera and Diego Anido are superbly cast as the brothers, radiating menace and unpredictability. Whenever they’re on screen, there’s a constant sense that something terrible is about to happen. The film makes excellent use of long takes, most notably during an extended bar scene where Antoine shares a drink with the brothers — a masterclass in sustained, nerve-shr