Beasts of the Southern Wild

Sometimes miraculous films come into being, made by people you've never heard of, starring unknown faces, blindsiding you with creative genius. "Beasts of the Southern Wild" is one of the year's best films.

...a stunning debut film, a work of cinematic poetry that benefits from feeling as scraped-together and in danger of falling apart as the world it portrays.

Beautiful, funny, timely and tender, this is the American arthouse movie of the year.

...a ripe and gamey piece of what you might call Apocalyptic Southern Gothic, ambitious and flawed but sprinting with energy.

...a dreamily accurate depiction of what it must be like to be a child caught fast in events of tremendous import and then tempest-tossed by dizzying waves of danger and discombobulation.

Der er noget særligt ved folkene fra New Orleans-egnen og området i deltaet i Sydlouisiana. En ukuelig ånd, som Benh Zeitlins på den mest vidunderlige vis har fanget og forærer os.