Beautiful Beings
Confronts the feral cruelty and violence of children on the cusp of adulthood, but finds also a tenderness amid the sharp edges and posturing.
Beautiful Beings
Addi, a boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, decides to adopt a bullied misfit into his gang of outsiders. Left to their own devices, the boys explore aggression and violence but also learn about loyalty and love. As their behavior escalates towards life–threatening situations, Addi begins to experience a series of dreamlike visions. Can his newfound intuition guide him and his friends back to a safer path, or will they dive irrevocably into further violence?
Genre
Drama
Runtime
123
Language
Icelandic
Director
Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
Writer(s)
Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
Cast
Birgir Dagur Bjarkason,
Áskell Einar Pálmason,
Viktor Benóný Benediktsson,
Aníta Briem,
Ísgerður Gunnarsdóttir
Awards:
Nominee, Panorama Audience Award, Berlin International Film Festival
Nominee, Teddy Award ~ Best Feature Film, Berlin International Film Festival
Nominee, FIPRESCI Prize ~ Best Foreign Language Film, Palm Springs International Film Festival
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Jessica Kiang, Variety
Who knows why a sight as pitiful as 14-year-old Balli (Áskell Einar Pálmason), the unwashed, neglected child of an abusive stepfather and a largely absent mother, inspires a protective instinct in some kids, and a vicious one in others? Who knows why, at times, a protector can himself become a bully ...
Played at
Glendale 1.20.23 - 1.26.23
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