Is Beasts of the Southern Wild a true story?

The True Story Behind the Set of “Beasts of the Southern Wild” A year after the indie movie Beasts of the Southern Wild took the Sundance Film Festival by storm, it is now one of the surprise hit nominees of the 2013 Academy Awards. And you might remember that film depicts a place and a people that are imperiled.

Read full answer here. In respect to this, what is Beasts of the Southern Wild About?

Six-year-old Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) lives with her father, Wink (Dwight Henry), in a remote Delta community. Wink is a stern taskmaster, but he is preparing his young daughter for the end of the world. When Wink falls mysteriously ill, nature seems to fall ill with him. Temperatures rise, the ice caps melt and fearsome prehistoric beasts called aurochs run loose. Rising waters threaten to engulf their community, sending Hushpuppy in search of her long-lost mother.

Also Know, who wrote Beasts of the Southern Wild? Benh Zeitlin Lucy Alibar

Similarly one may ask, what are the aurochs in Beasts of the Southern Wild?

In Hushpuppy's mind's eye – and onscreen – the aurochs is a sort of wild boar of elephantine size, armed with both horns and tusks. And it becomes her personal symbol of the disasters that loom over her family and her community, which she knows that she will soon need to face alone.

How long is Beasts of the Southern Wild?

1h 33m