''Dark Beast'' (
Spanish
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...
: ''Oscuro animal'', ) is a 2016
drama film
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written and directed by
Felipe Guerrero.
The film was named on the shortlist for Colombia's entry for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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at the
89th Academy Awards
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, but it was not selected.
It is a co-production between Colombia, Argentina, the Netherlands, Germany and Greece.
Plot
Three women must escape from the jungle to the city to get away from the war that plagues the rural territories of Colombia. They arrive in
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city ...
to try to restart their lives, in an environment that is completely alien to their reality and customs.
Cast
*
Marleyda Soto as Rocío
* Luisa Vides Galiano as Nelsa
* Jocelyn Menendez as La Mona
* Josué Quiñones como Reyes.
References
External links
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2016 films
2016 drama films
Colombian drama films
Argentine drama films
Dutch drama films
German drama films
Greek drama films
2010s Spanish-language films
Films set in Bogotá
Films shot in Bogotá
2010s Colombian films
2010s Argentine films
2010s German films
2010s Greek films
Spanish-language drama films
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