Beasts of the Southern Wild is a fantastical, emotionally powerful journey and a strong case of filmmaking that values imagination over money.
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Beasts of the Southern Wild
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Movie Info
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Director -
Benh Zeitlin -
Producer -
Michael Gottwald , Dan Janvey , Josh Penn -
Screenwriter -
Benh Zeitlin , Lucy Alibar -
Distributor -
Fox Searchlight -
Production Co -
Court 13 Pictures , Cinereach , Department of Motion Pictures -
Rating -
PG-13 (Child Imperilment|Brief Sensuality|Language|Some Disturbing Images|Thematic Material) -
Genre -
Drama , Adventure , Fantasy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 27, 2012, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 27, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$12.8M -
Runtime -
1h 33m
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