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As Bestas Rodrigo Sorogoyen ⟶ 【Certified】

(released internationally as The Beasts ) is a critically acclaimed 2022 psychological thriller and "rural noir" directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen . Co-written with his frequent collaborator Isabel Peña

9. Bibliography (Suggested Sources)

  • Sorogoyen, R. (2022). As Bestas [Film]. Caballo Films, Le Pacte.
  • Entrevista a Rodrigo Sorogoyen en El País (2022): “Los monstruos no son los hermanos, es el territorio.”
  • Gutiérrez, J. M. (2023). “Rural Violence in Contemporary Spanish Cinema.” Studies in European Cinema, 20(1).
  • Santaolalla, I. (2020). Land, Gender, and Belonging in Recent Spanish Film. Routledge.
  • Zunzunegui, S. (2021). Otras geografías: El paisaje en el cine español contemporáneo. Cátedra.

(The Beasts) is a powerhouse of contemporary Spanish cinema, blending the raw tension of a rural thriller with deep psychological and sociopolitical commentary. The film swept the 37th Goya Awards, winning nine categories including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. 1. Synopsis: A Conflict of Ideologies as bestas rodrigo sorogoyen

Sorogoyen utilizes classic Western tropes—static cameras, wide landscapes, and a "saloon-like" local bar—to establish a "solid, rough" masculine viewpoint. This section focuses on the escalating, machismo-fueled hostility between Antoine and his neighbors. The Meditative Second Half: (released internationally as The Beasts ) is a

"As Bestas" (The Beasts) is a Spanish-French thriller film written and directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen. The movie stars Manolo Cardona, Antonio Velázquez, and María León. Sorogoyen, R

Sorogoyen's Vision

  • Best Film
  • Best Director (Rodrigo Sorogoyen)
  • Best Original Screenplay (Sorogoyen & Isabel Peña)
  • Best Actor (Denis Ménochet)
  • Best Supporting Actor (Luis Zahera)
  • Best Supporting Actress (Susana Abaitua as a local woman who helps Olga)
  • Best Original Score
  • Best Sound
  • Best Editing

The Anatomy of "The Beasts"

The title is deliberately slippery. Who are the beasts?

d) Gender and Survival

  • Olga as the true protagonist after the midpoint.
  • She refuses to flee, learns the local codes, gathers evidence – a quiet subversion of the “helpless foreign woman” trope.
  • Daughters, Marie and Marion, represent the ruptured future (they leave, but Olga stays).