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Year (Jahr): 2024
Release Date (Veröffentlichungsdatum): 2024-07-22
Duration (Spieldauer): 97 min
Director (Regie): Alexander J. Farrell
Actors (Schauspieler): Kit Harington, Ashleigh Cummings, Caoilinn Springall
Writers (Drehbuch): Greer Ellison, Alexander J. Farrell
Title (Originaltitel): The Beast Within
Country (Land): United Kingdom
Original language (Original-Sprache): English

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IMDB: 4.6 | Rotten Tomatoes: 40% | Metascore: 43% | TMDB: 5.7
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Ten-year-old Willow tags along with her parents on one of their secret late-night walks into an ancient forest. Because of course the adults in this story think that whispering “nothing to worry about” while walking into the woods is a great parenting strategy.

Then she witnesses her father’s horrifying transformation. And it’s not just “boo, scary monster.” The film makes it clear this is tied to some old family secret, one they have been trying to hide for generations. Willow spends the rest of the story doing the only thing a kid can do in an escalating nightmare. Lie. Panic quietly. Hope nobody notices that something is coming for her too.

The Beast Within is a UK horror that’s moody and tense, even if it doesn’t always land its scares. Still, for a low-budget dark fairytale gone wrong, it’s oddly watchable.
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Willow ist zehn, neugierig genug für eine heimliche Nachttour, und leider ausgerechnet dort erwischt sie die Wahrheit: Ihr Vater verwandelt sich. Nicht so „Oh, die sieht nur komisch aus“-mäßig, sondern eher „die Familie hat seit Ewigkeiten einen Albtraum im Keller“-mäßig. Ab da ist das alte Geheimnis der Vorfahren nicht mehr nur Erzählstoff, sondern klebt an allem. Willow versucht tapfer, das Ganze zu verstecken. Spoiler: Verstecken funktioniert in einem uralten Wald ungefähr so gut wie Türen gegen Nebel.

Der Film aus dem UK fährt ordentlich in Richtung Horror-Schauer. Die Stimmung ist durchgehend dunkel, die Ideen sind da, aber das Timing stolpert manchmal. Trotzdem: Wenn du Lust auf ein düsteres Familiendrama mit Verwandlungs-Problem hast, schau rein.

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00:01These woods, they're my woods.
00:09I'm king of these woods.
00:13King.
00:15I, king of these woods, pronounce thee, Princess Roar!
00:31Dad?
00:40Mama?
00:42Yes, we are.
00:45Where are you always going?
00:50I heard you last night.
00:53You need to take Below away.
00:56Are we safe?
00:57I would never let anything hurt you.
01:02He is your father.
01:06No way out!
01:09I don't want this.
01:12This curse.
01:14It gets harder to control the rage.
01:17This can't go on.
01:19He's gonna tear that child to pieces.
01:22We're leaving.
01:26It's him.
01:31It's okay.
01:35Don't be scared.
01:38I am a monster.
01:42Get inside!
01:44Stop it!
01:46He loves us.
01:52Kneel before your king.
01:54I don't know.
01:55You.
01:57Love you!
01:58Move!
02:00We are you.
02:01Nice to meet you.
02:02You.
02:02You are.
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