The Beasts (2022)

Duration: 2'10'28''

Synopsis

Middle-aged French couple Antoine and Olga have moved to an inland Galician hamlet, happy to live off the land and renovate some dilapidated properties and intending to settle down, but a conflict with their neighbours reaches the point of no return.

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