Italy / Aug 30, 2019 / Venice International Critics' Week
1h 32min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Mandy is a mother, a writer, a nihilist. Mandy is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a son in the midst of a female revolution, mining the pain of her parents' separation and professionally writing about a love that no longer exists, she falls upon a troubled man, Pete, who’s searching for a sense of worth, belonging and ‘restored’ Male identity.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Antonia Campbell-Hughes | Cathy |
| Emily Taaffe | Becky |
| Montserrat Lombard | Val |
| Trevor White | Leonardo |
| Mariah Gale | Vanessa |
| Christopher Sciueref | The Priest |
| Rosa Coduri-Fulford | Meredith |
| Jolyon Coy | Woody |
| Michael Elwyn | Bertie |
| Meryl Griffiths | Judith |
| Hilary Agostini | Waitress |
| Marios Demetriou | Coffee Shop Guy |
| Benjamin Dilloway | Larch's Dad 'Matthew' |
| Leo Flanagan | Robbo |
| Alice Bailey Johnson | Carly |
| Van Hu | Tapper |
| Charlotte Randall | Bless |
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| Lucie Sword | Evelyn |
| Rosalyn Wright | Emily |
| Kathryn O'Reilly | Chloe |
Genres
RomanceComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rare Beasts |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Western Edge Pictures, 42, Fields Park, Great Point Media, Warrior Global Media |
| Release date | 21 maggio 2021 |
| Executive producer | Jeff Clarke, Mike Rattenbury, Will Kane, Robert Halmi Jr., Ben Pugh, Josh Varney, Franki Goodwin, Paul Higgins, Jim Reeve |
| Production | Vaughan Sivell |
| Writer | Billie Piper |
| Casting | Shaheen Baig |
| Editing | Hazel Baillie |
| Cinematography | Patrick Meller, Llewellyn Harrison, Tom Wilkinson, Vlassis Skoulis, Leo Winslow, Danny R. Williams, Anton Badstuber, Sonia Rodríguez Serrano, James Burgess |
| Assistant directors | Laura Carrion del Pozo, Charlotte Miller, Simon Rooke, Marilyn Kirby, Billie Piper |
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| Camera operators | Tom Wilkinson, James Burgess, Patrick Meller, Llewellyn Harrison, Vlassis Skoulis, Leo Winslow, Danny R. Williams, Anton Badstuber, Sonia Rodríguez Serrano |
| Additional photography | Patrick Meller, Llewellyn Harrison, Tom Wilkinson, Vlassis Skoulis, Leo Winslow, Danny R. Williams, Anton Badstuber, Sonia Rodríguez Serrano, James Burgess |
| Production design | Sarah Kane, James Cross, Louise Corcoran, Clementine Miller |
| Art direction | Louise Corcoran, James Cross, Sarah Kane, Clementine Miller |
| Set decoration | Clementine Miller, James Cross, Louise Corcoran, Sarah Kane |
| Visual effects | Diane Kingston |
| Music | Johnny Lloyd, Nathan Coen |
| Sound | Johnny Lloyd, Nathan Coen |
| Costume design | Kirsty Hanlon, Grace Snell, Kat Morgan, Laila Alsane, Bethany Swan |
| Makeup | Kat Morgan, Laila Alsane, Bethany Swan, Kirsty Hanlon, Grace Snell |
| Hairstyling | Kat Morgan, Laila Alsane, Bethany Swan, Kirsty Hanlon, Grace Snell |
Release dates
Premiere
United Kingdom / Oct 10, 2019 / London Film Festival
Argentina / Nov 10, 2019 / Mar del Plata Film Festival
Sweden / Jan 26, 2020 / Göteborg Film Festival
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Luxembourg / Mar 14, 2020 / Luxembourg City Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Aug 20, 2021 / NR
Theatrical release
Ireland / May 21, 2021 / 15A
United Kingdom / May 21, 2021 / 15
Digital
United States / Aug 20, 2021 / NR
Russia / Nov 22, 2021 / 18+
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