“I gotta take care of mine.”
Overview
Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink, in 'the Bathtub', a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink’s tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe—for a time when he’s no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies out of whack—temperatures rise and the ice caps melt, unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising, the aurochs coming, and Wink’s health fading, Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother.
Directed by Benh Zeitlin
Written by Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
Produced by Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey, Josh Penn
Box OfficeBudget: $1.8MRevenue: $21.1M
Themes & Keywords
explosiverefugee camphurricanefloodingglobal warmingbased on play or musicalbayoucrabprehistoric creaturestormcelebrationmagic realismaurochtough lovedefrostleveelost mothermelting ice capsshrimpsalt watercrawfishshrimpingsubmergedgritsafrican american childwild mancandidplayfulwhimsicaladmiringadoringamusedappreciativesympatheticvibrant
About Beasts of the Southern Wild
Beasts of the Southern Wild is a drama, fantasy film released in 2012 exploring themes of explosive, refugee camp, hurricane, flooding, global warming, based on play or musical. Directed by Benh Zeitlin, it stars Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly. Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink, in 'the Bathtub', a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink’s tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe—for a time when he’s no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies out of whack—temperatures rise and the ice caps melt, unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising, the aurochs coming, and Wink’s health fading, Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother.