Beasts of the Southern Wild
Directed by Benh Zeitlin
Written by Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
Starring Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Jonshel Alexander, Marilyn Barbarin, Kaliana Brower
Fox Searchlight Pictures
92 Minutes | PG-13
Release Date: June 27, 2012

Directed by Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild tells the story of Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis), a fearless six-year-old girl who lives with her father (Dwight Henry) in “the Bathtub,” a southern Delta community at the edge of the world.

Hushpuppy’s father comes down with an unknown illness and Hushpuppy’s universe begins to unravel – literally. Suddenly and without reason, temperatures rise and the planet’s ice caps melt, unleashing a horde of prehistoric beasts known as Aurochs. As the world seemingly comes to an end, Hushpuppy embarks on a dangerous adventure to a land of concrete and steel – a land beyond the levees – to search for answers.