Filmska priča iz vremena Luja XV rekonstruišući neobičan francuski mit o zveri iz sela Ževodan pomalo ulazi u domen politike. Regularna vojska i grupe lovaca kreću u hajku na zver posle nekoliko njenih krvavih napada. I pored velikih i opsežnih akcija ne uspevaju da se približe lukavoj zveri. Vest o ovome dolazi i do politički nestabilnog kralja koji šalje u Ževodan briljantnog i lucidnog naučnika da istraži i pronađe zver ne bi li povratio ugled Versaju...
Movie Info: In 1765 something was stalking the mountains of central France. A 'beast' that pounced on humans and animals with terrible ferocity. Indeed they beast became so notorious that the King of France dispatched envoys to find out what was happening and to kill the creature. By the end, the Beast of Gevaudan had killed over 100 people, to this day, no one is entirely sure what it was, wolf? hyena? or something supernatural?
Whatever it was, shepherds had the same life-expectancy as the red-suited guys in 'Star Trek'. The Beast is a popular myth in France, albeit one rooted firmly in reality; somewhat surprisingly it is little known to the outside world, and perhaps incredibly it has never been made into a movie. Until now... Based on the true story of the Beast of the Gevaudan that terrorized France in the mid-XVIIIth century, the movie aims to tell first and explain afterwards...
Directed by: Christophe Gans
Produced by: Richard Grandpierre, Samuel Hadida
Starring: Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Émilie Dequenne, Monica Bellucci, Jérémie Renier, Mark Dacascos
Genre: Action | Adventure | History
Release date: France: 31 January 2001 | Canada: 1 June 2001 | United States: 11 January 2002
