# Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

**Genres:** Drama, Fantasy

**Duration:** 96 min

**Age rating:** FSK 12

**IMDb:** [7.2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2125435/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.8](https://letterboxd.com/film/beasts-of-the-southern-wild/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 87%, Popcornmeter: 76%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beasts_of_the_southern_wild)

## Description

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.

## Details

**Premiere:** 15 Sep 2026 (in 9 days)

**Director:** Benh Zeitlin

**Cast:** Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly, Lowell Landes, Pamela Harper, Gina Montana, Amber Henry, Jonshel Alexander, Nicholas Clark, Joseph Brown, Henry D. Coleman, Kaliana Brower

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** English

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvqZzSMIZa0)

## Showtimes in Cologne in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-09-15 (Tuesday)

- **[Astor Film Lounge Residenz](https://cologne.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/285-astor-film-lounge-residenz.md) (Innenstadt):** [2026-09-15 14:00](https://koeln.premiumkino.de/vorstellung/beasts-of-the-southern-wild-engl-omdu/2026915/140/cMtZX_qqwquOfggugoRNTNn51BxRjBufOfWXOvXL5Zk~)  (OmU)