Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Im Bathtub, einer Slumsiedlung hinter dem Deich in Louisiana, lebt die sechsjährige Hushpuppy mit ihrem vom Fusel abhängigen Daddy. Ein Energiebündel, das mit den Händen Krabben knackt, sich kräftig prügelt, den Tieren lauscht und wie ein kleiner Panzer durch den Matsch stapft. Aus ihrem Blickwinkel entfaltet sich ein Mikrokosmos von Außenseitern. Wenn der angekündigte Sturm und die Flut kommen, heißt es, sich mit Nachbarn und Freunden zusammentun. Überleben als archaische Gemeinschaftssache.
Der Regisseur:
Benh Zeitlin
Die Autor:
Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar.
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Quvenzhané Wallis as Hushpuppy |
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Dwight Henry as Wink |
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Levy Easterly as Jean Battiste |
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Gina Montana as Miss Bathsheeba |
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Lowell Landes as Walrus |
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Pamela Harper as Little Jo |
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Amber Henry as LZA |
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Jonshel Alexander as Joy Strong |
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Nicholas Clark as Boy with Bell |
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Joseph Brown as Winston |
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Henry D. Coleman as Peter T |
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Kaliana Brower as T-Lou |
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Phillip Lawrence as Dr. Maloney |
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Hannah Holby as Open Arms Babysitter |
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Jimmy Lee Moore as Sgt. Major |
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Jovan Hathaway as The Cook |
| Production | Michael Raisler | Executive Producer |
| Production | Philipp Engelhorn | Executive Producer |
| Art | Josh Ente | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Steve Boeddeker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Steve Boeddeker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Steve Boeddeker | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Bob Edwards | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bob Edwards | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | E.J. Holowicki | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | E.J. Holowicki | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Zach Martin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Benh Zeitlin | Director |
| Production | Michael Gottwald | Producer |
| Production | Dan Janvey | Producer |
| Production | Josh Penn | Producer |
| Camera | Ben Richardson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Crockett Doob | Editor |
| Editing | Affonso Gonçalves | Editor |
| Sound | Dan Romer | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Benh Zeitlin | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Alex DiGerlando | Production Design |
| Art | Dawn Masi | Art Direction |
| Art | Erin Staub | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephani Lewis | Costume Design |
| Crew | Ashley Nicole Hudson | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Danny Epper | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Elizabeth Behl | Scenic Artist |
| Production | Paul S. Mezey | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Lars Knudsen | Thanks |
| Crew | Jay Van Hoy | Thanks |
| Crew | Linda Lichter | Legal Services |
| Directing | Gordon Bell | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Gordon Bell | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Gordon Bell | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Benh Zeitlin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lucy Alibar | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lucy Alibar | Original Story |
| Production | Chris Carroll | Co-Producer |
| Visual Effects | John Mangia | Compositing Artist |