Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Cast

Quvenzhané Wallis (Hushpuppy)Dwight Henry (Wink)Levy Easterly (Jean Battiste)Lowell Landes (Walrus)Pamela Harper (Little Jo)Gina Montana (Miss Bathsheba)Amber Henry (LZA)Jonshel Alexander (Joy Strong)Nicholas Clark (Boy with Bell)Joseph Brown (Winston)Henry D. Coleman (Peter T)Kaliana Brower (T-Lou)Philip Lawrence (Dr. Maloney)Hannah Holby (Open Arms Babysitter)Jimmy Lee Moore (Sgt. Major)Jovan Hathaway (The Cook)Kendra Harris (Baby Hushpuppy)Marilyn Barbarin (Cabaret Singer)

Director

Benh Zeitlin

Synopsis

Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.