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Photos: A closer look at ‘Beasts’

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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

    Photos: A closer look at ‘Beasts’

    Quvenzhané Wallis plays the narrator, Hushpuppy, in "Beasts of the Southern Wild."
    Jess Pinkham |

    Through the eyes of a 6-year-old, “Beasts" shows us an entire new continent unexpectedly close to home.
    Ben Richardson |

    Hushpuppy's dad, played by Dwight Henry, is harsh but loving and fiercely protective.
    Ben Richardson |

    "Beasts" takes place in 2005 -- in the days before and after Hurricane Katrina -- but also in a place beyond history.
    Jess Pinkham |

    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 |