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Friendly Beast

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After the botched robbery of a restaurant, the agitated owner holds the thieves, his patrons and his staff hostage.
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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Fangoria 12/12/2021
It's a super tight screenplay, elegantly simple in its setup and production design, perfectly cast, and has the ideal balance of unrestrained viciousness and genuine hope Go to Full Review Kat Hughes THN 08/23/2018
3/5
Luciana Pae gives a commanding performance as Sara, her journey from meek to empowered is riveting to behold. Her arc is a true chrysalis story, and watching Pae work her way through the changes is a compelling watch. Go to Full Review Anton Bitel SciFiNow 03/13/2018
in Friendly Beast, food ultimately is art, the carving of red meat is all, and sex and death are dishes served very bloody. Human horror this confronting is rare indeed. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Rosana B @RosanaBotafogo 02/22/2025 Uma carnificina deliciosa, não espetava por isso, definitivamente uma grata surpresa, ao som de uma trilha sonora intensa, que alterna terror, mistério e ironia, direção magnifica de Gabriela Amaral Almeida, a cena de sexo foi umas das mais bizarras, sangrentas e praticamente perfeitas que já assisti, poesia pura, um contrate absurdo, os diálogos adoráveis, alguns furos (relevamos) atuações impecáveis de Luciana Pães e Irandhir Santos e todos os envolvidos, absurdo, dramático e instigante... See more 05/23/2020 The dark and nefarious brutality compensates for the empty dialogues and some mechanical performances. See more Read all reviews
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Gabriela Amaral Almeida

Director

Murilo Benício

Inácio

Luciana Paes

Sara

Irandhir Santos

Djair

Camila Morgado

Verônica

Jiddu Pinheiro

Bruno
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Synopsis After the botched robbery of a restaurant, the agitated owner holds the thieves, his patrons and his staff hostage.
Director
Gabriela Amaral Almeida
Producer
Rodrigo Teixeira
Screenwriter
Gabriela Amaral Almeida, Luana Demange
Production Co
RT Features
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 29, 2021
Runtime
1h 38m