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Rare Beasts is a 2019 British drama film written and directed by Billie Piper in her directorial debut.[2] It stars Piper, Lily James, David Thewlis, Leo Bill, Kerry Fox and Toby Woolf.

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Rare Beasts
Directed by	Billie Piper
Written by	Billie Piper
Produced by	Vaughan Sivell
Starring	Billie Piper Leo Bill Lily James David Thewlis Kerry Fox Toby Woolf
Cinematography	Patrick Meller
Edited by	Hazel Baillie
Music by	Johnny Lloyd Nathan Coen
Production companies	Western Edge Pictures Moffen Media Limited
Release dates	31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) (Venice) 21 May 2021 (2021-05-21) (United Kingdom)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$63,828[1]

Rare Beasts premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 31 August 2019, later receiving a simultaneous release in cinemas and digitally on 21 May 2021 in the UK.

Plot

An anti rom-com about Mandy, a career-driven nihilistic single mother with a deeply disturbed son, who falls in love with a borderline-incel, patriarchal man with rage issues named Pete.

Cast

• Billie Piper as Mandy
• Leo Bill as Pete
• David Thewlis as Vic
• Lily James as Cressida
• Kerry Fox as Marion
• Toby Woolf as Larch
• Jonjo O'Neill as Dougie
• Antonia Campbell-Hughes as Cathy
• Montserrat Lombard as Val
• Mariah Gale as Vanessa
• Michael Elwyn as Bertie

Production

In May 2018, it was announced Billie Piper would write, direct, and star in the film.[3] In September 2018, it was announced that principal photography had commenced, with David Thewlis, Leo Bill and Kerry Fox joining the cast of the film.[4] Filming took place in London, as well as Lloret de Mar, Catalonia, Spain.[5]

Release

Rare Beasts had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 31 August 2019.[6] The film later screened at the London Film Festival and the Kerry Film Festival, both in October 2019.[7][8] The film's North American premiere was scheduled to take place at South by Southwest in March 2020, however, the festival was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

In February 2021, the film's first official trailer was released and distributor Republic Film Distribution earmarked its UK theatrical release for 7 May 2021.[10][11] The film's release date was later revised to 21 May 2021,[12] as government lockdown restrictions on indoor cinemas were lifted from 17 May in England, Scotland and Wales.[13] The film received a limited release in 30 cinemas across the UK and was simultaneously made available to purchase and stream on Amazon Prime Video and the Google Play Store.[14][15]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 50 critics and, categorising the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 19 as positive and 13 as negative for a 68% rating. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 5.9/10. The critics consensus reads "Billie Piper's admirably bold directorial vision isn't quite enough to counter Rare Beasts' frustratingly shallow treatment of its weightier themes."[16]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2020	Göteborg Film Festival Awards	Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award	Rare Beasts	Nominated	[17]
	SXSW Film Festival Awards	Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award		Nominated	[17]
2022	National Film Awards	Best Actress	Billie Piper	Nominated	[18]
		Outstanding Performance		Nominated	[18]
		Best Director		Nominated	[18]

References

External links

• Rare Beasts at IMDb

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