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title: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Benh Zeitlin'
released: '2012-01-20'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/beasts-of-the-southern-wild-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2125435/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

2012 · 93 min · Drama, Fantasy · United States


## Synopsis

Beasts of the Southern Wild is a 2012 American magical realism drama film directed, co-written, and co-scored by Benh Zeitlin. It was adapted by Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar from Alibar's one-act play Juicy and Delicious. The film stars Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry. After playing at film festivals, its limited theatrical release began in New York and Los Angeles on June 27, 2012, before expanding to additional markets.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Benh Zeitlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/benh-zeitlin)
- **Screenplay:** [Benh Zeitlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/benh-zeitlin), [Lucy Alibar](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucy-alibar)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Benh Zeitlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/benh-zeitlin), [Dan Romer](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-romer)
- **Producer:** [Dan Janvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-janvey), [Josh Penn](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-penn), [Michael Gottwald](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gottwald)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ben Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-richardson)

## Cast

- [Dwight Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/dwight-henry)
- [Quvenzhané Wallis](https://cinepixo.com/people/quvenzhane-wallis)

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Official site: http://www.beastsofthesouthernwild.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/beasts-of-the-southern-wild-2012
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