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mia

(8,420 posts) Sun Nov 29, 2020, 09:32 PM Nov 2020

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Just watched this on HBO. The best film I've seen in a long time.

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Beasts of the Southern Wild (Original Post) mia Nov 2020 OP

The young actress that plays Hushpuppy TexasBushwhacker Nov 2020 #1

I love this movie. I'm especially taken with the aurochs. Croney Nov 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2020 #3

Great movie. blm Nov 2020 #4

Great movie. The talented young actress was exceptional. Wonder what shes's up to now? Wait.. RestoreAmerica2020 Nov 2020 #5

TexasBushwhacker

(20,651 posts)

1. The young actress that plays Hushpuppy

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Sun Nov 29, 2020, 09:38 PM

Nov 2020

was nominated for an Oscar - Quvenzhané Wallis.

Croney

(4,918 posts)

2. I love this movie. I'm especially taken with the aurochs.

Reply to mia (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 09:47 PM

Nov 2020

Sometimes i think of them as Covid, sometimes as climate change, sometimes as death.

Being from Louisiana, I sometimes think of them as the storm that will wash away New Orleans, and then I remember that that particular auroch already came and did just that.

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Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.

blm

(113,798 posts)

4. Great movie.

Reply to mia (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 11:08 PM

Nov 2020

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,457 posts)

5. Great movie. The talented young actress was exceptional. Wonder what shes's up to now? Wait..

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Sun Nov 29, 2020, 11:18 PM

Nov 2020

..ket me check, ok--found her...

Quvenzhané Wallis who played Hushpupy at age 6 is now 17. In 2014 played black Annnie, in remake of Annie with Jamie Fox; also atarred in 2016 movie Trolls; since 2014 to present has a role in television series Blackish; also starred in movie 12 yrs a a Slave. She continue to act.

Thanks for post. Paz

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