Beasts of the Southern Wild Screening San Diego 0605
Movie screening is on June 5, 2012 at 7:30PM Hillcrest Cinemas
Director: Benh Zeitlin
Six-year-old Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) lives with her father, Wink (Dwight Henry), in a remote Delta community. Wink is a stern taskmaster, but he is preparing his young daughter for the end of the world. When Wink falls mysteriously ill, nature seems to fall ill with him. Temperatures rise, the ice caps melt and fearsome prehistoric beasts called aurochs run loose. Rising waters threaten to engulf their community, sending Hushpuppy in search of her long-lost mother.
Release date: June 29, 2012
Rating: PG-13 for thematic material including child imperilment, some disturbing images, language and brief sensuality
Cast: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Lowell Landes, Levy Easterly