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'Bad Beast' Explores Dark Teen Secrets
9 Mar
Summary
- A young orphan desperate for love commits a terrible act.
- The film delves into adolescent impressionability and self-discovery.
- Sales agency Alief has acquired distribution rights for the film.
“Bad Beast,” the feature debut from Catalan filmmaker Barbara Ferré, is set to premiere at the Málaga Festival. The film's sales rights have been acquired by Alief, a U.K.-France-based agency.
“Bad Beast” tells the story of Atanea, a young orphan living in a rambling country house. Fearing adulthood and abandonment, she becomes desperate to be adopted, but fears being replaced once she finds a home. This desperation leads her to commit a terrible act in her quest for love and protection.
Ferré, a multi-prized filmmaker, describes the film as being about misfits searching for love in the wrong places. The narrative employs a fable structure, incorporating fantasy stories and a cautionary tale about a bad beast. The film stars María Schwinning as Atanea, with Iría del Rio and Roger Casamajor portraying the couple who adopt her.
Distributed in Spain by A Contracorriente Films on July 31, the film also had TV rights pre-bought by Filmin, 3Cat, and Movistar Plus +. Producers include Diego Betancor, Lucas Casanovas, and Farré at Mimosa Produce, alongside Jofre Farré, Ander Sagardoy, and Eneko Sagardoy at Sumendi.
