Beautiful Beings
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 Film poster | |
| Icelandic | Berdreymi |
| Directed by | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson |
| Screenplay by | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson |
| Produced by | Anton Máni Svansson |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Sturla Brandth Grøvlen |
| Edited by | Andri Steinn Guðjónsson |
| Music by | Kristian Eidnes Andersen |
Release dates |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Iceland |
| Language | Icelandic |
| Box office | $178,839[1] |
Beautiful Beings (Icelandic: Berdreymi) is a 2022 Icelandic coming-of-age[2] drama film written and directed by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson.[2][3][4][5] Set in the suburbs of Reykjavík during the 2000s, the film focuses on a group of teenage boys and the violence that surrounds them.[6]
On 30 September 2022, the film was announced as Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.[7]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 22 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10.[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 58 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[9]
In his review on Los Angeles Times, Robert Abele said that "the pacing is sometimes shaggy, and the boys’ motivations are occasionally mysterious, but Guðmundsson's young actors are magnetic in a physical, haunted way".[10] At The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw rated it 3/5 of its grade saying that "Beautiful Beings is shot with real style, with very good performances, but the cliched and consequence-free violence is a flaw."[2]
Awards
[edit]| List of Accolades | |||
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| Film Festival | Award | Recipient(s) | Result |
| 2021 Biografilm Festival | Premio della Critica Italiana SNCCI | Beautiful Beings | Won[11] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Beautiful Beings". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Bradshaw, Peter (13 December 2022). "Beautiful Beings review – Icelandic coming-of-age tale of gangs and bullying". The Guardian.
- ^ "Leikhópurinn gríðarlega sterkur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 April 2022.
- ^ Sumarliðason, Heiðar (28 April 2022). "Berdreymi: Strákarnir okkar eru ekki í lagi - Vísir". Vísir.is (in Icelandic).
- ^ "Beautiful Beings". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ "Beautiful Beings (2022) aka Berdreymi". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Oscars: Iceland Selects 'Beautiful Beings' As International Film Entry". DeadLine. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Beautiful Beings". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Beautiful Beings". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Review: 'Beautiful Beings' balances the brutality and tenderness of teen adolescence". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Premi 2021". Biografilm. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
External links
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