As — Bestas Rodrigo Sorogoyen

The Beasts ), released in 2022, is a psychological thriller directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen . It swept the 37th Goya Awards in Spain, winning nine categories including Best Director Best Original Screenplay Core Premise & Plot Inspired by a true story

But the true beast was not the mountain. It was the slow, grinding erosion of the human heart. as bestas rodrigo sorogoyen

  • 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
  • Denis Ménochet (Antoine): Known to English audiences as the farmer in Inglourious Basterds opening scene, Ménochet brings a weary dignity to Antoine. He never plays the martyr. He plays a proud man too stubborn to flee, right up until the moment he cannot.
  • Marina Foïs (Olga): The film’s emotional spine. Her descent from loving wife to stone-cold detective is hypnotic. Watch her eyes during the wiretap scene—she looks less like a grief-stricken widow and more like a predator who has finally cornered her prey.
  • Luis Zahera (Xan): A force of nature. Zahera makes Xan terrifyingly charismatic. You hate him, but you cannot stop watching him. His monologue about the horse’s eye is a mini-masterclass in acting; it is a confession of nihilism disguised as a farming tip.

As Bestas asks a brutal question: If someone is starving, how much moral authority does a well-fed person have to tell them they cannot eat? The Beasts ), released in 2022, is a

Notas de produção

Awards: Winner of 9 Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor. Best Film Best Director (Rodrigo Sorogoyen) Best Original

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.