Rare Beasts

Rare Beasts

2021 · 87 min · EN · NR · 5.6 (22 votes)
Dir. Billie Piper · Starring Billie Piper, Leo Bill, Kerry Fox, Toby Woolf, David Thewlis, Lily James · Music Johnny Lloyd
RomanceComedyDrama

Mandy is a mother, a writer, a nihilist. Mandy is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a son in the midst of a female revolution, mining the pain of her parents' separation and professionally writing about a love that no longer exists, she falls upon a troubled man, Pete, who’s searching for a sense of worth, belonging and ‘restored’ Male identity.

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This film feels like a raw, unflinching look at modern dating and the messy realities of connection. It’s awkward, honest, and often uncomfortable, exploring the anxieties of relationships and self-discovery with a sharp, observational edge.

awkwarduncomfortableanxiouscynicalsteadyindie dramadialogue-heavynaturalisticcharacter-drivenmodern relationshipsgender rolesidentityfamily dynamics
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