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Too Many Beasts

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In the French countryside, wild boars ravaging crops spark an open war between farmers and members of a gentlemen's hunting club, who feed the game between hunts. Brun, a bankrupt farmer, struggles to keep his farm afloat. When the club's president pushes him to his limits, Brun shoots him and disappears. A year later, Fulda, a volatile police officer just transferred to the region, leads the investigation. Still struggling after a recent breakup, and as wild boars proliferate across the region, he is pushed to the brink of sanity.

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Ben Kenigsberg RogerEbert.com 7h
Its dark but wacky humor bears a similarity to Dumont’s recent, tongue-in-cheek output. Go to Full Review Chris Mello In Review Online 1d
Off-beat flourishes and genuine investment in character improve upon an already sturdy genre framework to mark Too Many Beasts as a notably exciting debut. Go to Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) 2d
This is another film where the themes were interesting, but I just could not get behind the broad humor. Go to Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com 5d
4.5/5
Arnold handles the various stages, facets, and twists and turns of her film with a skill and conviction rarely seen in a first-time director. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Sarah Arnold

Director

Alexis Manenti

Actor

Ella Rumpf

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Vincent Dedienne

Actor

Jean-Louis Coulloc'h

Actor

Pascal Reneric

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Synopsis In the French countryside, wild boars ravaging crops spark an open war between farmers and members of a gentlemen's hunting club, who feed the game between hunts. Brun, a bankrupt farmer, struggles to keep his farm afloat. When the club's president pushes him to his limits, Brun shoots him and disappears. A year later, Fulda, a volatile police officer just transferred to the region, leads the investigation. Still struggling after a recent breakup, and as wild boars proliferate across the region, he is pushed to the brink of sanity.
Director
Sarah Arnold
Producer
Helen Olive, Martin Bertier
Screenwriter
Sarah Arnold, Jérémie Dubois, Olivier Séror, Romain Winkler, Mehdi Ben Attia
Production Co
5à7 Films
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Original Language
French