Beast

Year: 2017
Country: UK
Director: Michael Pearce
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James, Trystan Gravelle
Genre: drama
Runtime: 107 min.
Age: 18+

Psychological thriller about a woman pulled between her family and a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders

A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.

Moll is 27 and still living at home, stifled by the small island community around her and too beholden to her family to break away. When she meets Pascal, a free-spirited stranger, a whole new world opens up to her and she begins to feel alive for the first time, falling madly in love. Finally breaking free from her family, Moll moves in with Pascal to start a new life. But when he is arrested as the key suspect in a series of brutal murders, she is left isolated and afraid. Choosing to stand with him against the suspicions of the community, Moll finds herself forced to make choices that will impact her life forever.

Awards & Festivals:

BAFTA Film Award – Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer
Winner British Independent Film Awardd – Most Promising Newcomer
Sundance Film Festival – participation
Toronto International Film Festival – participation
London International Film Festival – participation
Stockholm International Film Festival – participation
Miami International Film Festival – participation
Montclaire International Film Festival – participation