The Beast
“You remember, don't you? That we have already met?”
In the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle finally decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will immerse her in her past lives and rid her of any strong feelings. She then meets Louis and feels a powerful connection, as if she had known him forever.
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Cast
42 people
Léa Seydoux
Gabrielle
Known for
Blue Is the Warmest Color
No Time to Die
George MacKay
Louis
Known for
1917
Captain Fantastic
Guslagie Malanda
Poupée Kelly
Known for
Saint Omer
Case 137
Dasha Nekrasova
Dakota
Known for
Succession
Materialists
Martin Scali
Georges
Also in
The Phoenician Scheme
Elina Löwensohn
La voyante
Known for
Let the Corpses Tan
Nadja
Marta Hoskins
Gina
Also in
Madeleine Collins
The Sinkholes
Julia Faure
Sophie
Known for
Love Me If You Dare
Camille Rewinds
Kester Lovelace
Tom
Also in
The Translators
Holy Motors
Félicien Pinot
Augustin
Also in
Off to Die
Le client est roi
Laurent Lacotte
L'architecte
Known for
Holy Motors
House of Pleasures
Pierre-François Garel
Paul Poiret
Known for
Anatomy of a Fall
The Grandmother
Bertrand Bonello Director · Guillaume Bréaud Writer Benjamin Charbit Writer
Worldwide gross $761K · Budget $7.5M · United States release April 5, 2024
Box office
Budget
$7,500,000
Worldwide gross
$760,979
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Les films du Bélier
Production
My New Picture
Production
Sons of Manual
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
AMI Paris
Production
Jamal Zeinal Zade
Production
France · Canada · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Bête
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2023
Premiere · Venice International Film Festival
France · February 7, 2024
Theatrical
United States · April 5, 2024
Limited theatrical
United States · June 18, 2024
Digital
United States
October 8, 2023 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
March 17, 2024 · Premiere · Green Mountain Film Festival
July 28, 2024 · Digital · Criterion Channel (Live Streaming Premiere)
August 1, 2024 · Digital · Criterion Channel
December 10, 2024 · Physical · Janus Contemporaries Blu-ray & DVD
Andorra
April 5, 2024 · Theatrical
Argentina
November 8, 2023 · Premiere · Mar del Plata International Film Festival
March 23, 2024 · Premiere · French Film Festival
April 18, 2024 · Theatrical
Australia
May 30, 2024 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 6, 2024 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 20, 2023 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
December 27, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
Bulgaria
October 7, 2023 · Premiere · Cinelibri Book&Movie Festival
Canada
September 7, 2023 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
April 19, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Chile
September 26, 2024 · Theatrical
China
April 19, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
June 18, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Croatia
May 1, 2024 · Premiere · Subversive Film Festival
Czechia
June 28, 2024 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Finland
September 19, 2024 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
October 11, 2024 · Theatrical
France
January 11, 2025 · Digital · Canal+
January 11, 2025 · TV · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
November 11, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
November 18, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
October 10, 2024 · Theatrical
November 11, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
November 18, 2026 · TV · Arte
Greece
October 17, 2024 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 29, 2024 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
India
October 29, 2023 · Premiere · Mumbai Film Festival
Indonesia
November 13, 2023 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema Week
Ireland
May 31, 2024 · Theatrical
July 1, 2024 · Digital
July 12, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
Israel
July 10, 2025 · Digital · Yes VOD
Italy
October 23, 2024 · Theatrical · NOAM Faenza Film Festival
November 21, 2024 · Theatrical
Japan
April 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 17, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
May 9, 2024 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 3, 2024 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Peru
June 1, 2024 · Premiere · Festival de Cine Al Este
Poland
July 19, 2024 · Premiere · New Horizons International Film Festival
September 13, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Portugal
May 23, 2024 · Premiere · IndieLisboa International Film Festival
June 27, 2024 · Theatrical
Romania
September 27, 2024 · Theatrical
Russia
April 4, 2024 · Theatrical · Capella Film
Singapore
June 22, 2024 · Premiere · Singapore Film Society Showcase
South Korea
October 6, 2023 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
April 18, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Spain
October 24, 2023 · Premiere · Valladolid International Film Festival
Sweden
November 15, 2023 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
Switzerland
February 14, 2024 · Limited theatrical · French
August 8, 2024 · Limited theatrical · German
Taiwan
September 27, 2024 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 17, 2023 · Premiere · Filmekimi
United Arab Emirates
June 18, 2024 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 13, 2023 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
March 7, 2024 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
May 31, 2024 · Theatrical
July 1, 2024 · Digital
October 21, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Venezuela
May 23, 2024 · Limited theatrical
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