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The Beast (Bertrand Bonello, 2024)

The Beast (Bertrand Bonello, 2024)

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Oene Kummer
May 21, 2024
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The Beast by French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello is a romantic sci-fi drama that spans three lifetimes. 

It’s a 145 min. movie to lose yourself in, but along the way you may get lost, so some basic set-up first. 

The story takes place in 2044, but goes back to 1910 and 2014. In 2044 the world has been benevolently taken over by AI, which has prevented the …

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