The Beasts

Denis Ménochet stars as a small-town farmer whose idyllic lifestyle turns into a living nightmare, in this rivetingly structured, slow-burn thriller.

Antoine and Olga have moved to a small village in Galicia, in Spain’s northwest, enjoying a quiet and peaceful existence. When the neighbourhood is approached by developers willing to buy out the residents to build a wind farm on their property, most locals vote in favour. However, Antoine and Olga disagree, leading to inflamed tensions and tempers, and an irrevocable community clash.

With this tightly wound, rivetingly structured thriller, Rodrigo Sorogoyen cemented his reputation as one of contemporary European cinema’s prime suspense specialists. The film was awarded nine prizes (and 17 nominations) at Spain's Goya Awards 2023.