Bestia (2021)

Directed by

Hugo Covarrubias

Genre

drama film, horror film, thriller film, historical film

Country

Chile

Runtime

15 min

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 44 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A stop-motion animated short set in 1970s Chile. It follows a woman who works as an interrogator for the secret police and lives a cold, isolated life. Her daily routines blur the line between her brutal job and her private existence.

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What happens

Bestia (Spanish: Bestia) is a 2021 Chilean stop-motion animated short film directed by Hugo Covarrubias and co-written with Martín Erazo. The film won Best Animated Short Subject at the 49th Annie Awards. It also made the shortlist for Best Animated Short Film at the 94th Academy Awards, later achieving the nomination, becoming the second Chilean animated short film to be nominated for an Oscar after Bear Story in 2016, which won the award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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