Photos: A closer look at ‘Beasts’
Quvenzhané Wallis plays the narrator, Hushpuppy, in "Beasts of the Southern Wild."
Jess Pinkham
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Through the eyes of a 6-year-old, “Beasts" shows us an entire new continent unexpectedly close to home.
Ben Richardson
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Hushpuppy's dad, played by Dwight Henry, is harsh but loving and fiercely protective.
Ben Richardson
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"Beasts" takes place in 2005 -- in the days before and after Hurricane Katrina -- but also in a place beyond history.
Jess Pinkham
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At the beginning of the film, Hushpuppy is just a kid. By the end, she’s a tribal elder whose knowledge seems unimaginably vast.
Fox Searchlight Pictures
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