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FILM DETAILS

Certificate 12A

Cast Quvenzhané Wallis Dwight Henry

Directors Benh Zeitlin

Screenwriters Benh Zeitlin Lucy Alibar

Running Time 93 minutes

Beasts Of The Southern Wild
A magical masterpiece

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Plot
Hushpuppy (Wallis) is a little girl who lives a semi-feral life of freedom in rundown Louisiana town The Bathtub, a place with no rules and no planning regulations. A storm floods the area, so she sets off with her sick father (Henry) on a mission to reclaim their land.

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