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A young girl searches for her missing brother in a dangerous border jungle, confronting a beast and her past.
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Emilia, 17, arrives at her Aunt Ines' hostel at the border between Argentina and Brazil, looking for her long lost brother. In this luxuriant jungle, where local myths and legends abound, a dangerous beast believed to be the spirit of an evil man taking the form of different animals seems to be roaming around. On a journey to sexual awakening, Emilia will have to confront her past in order to kill the beast.
"Production from Brazil and Argentina, 'Matar a la bestia' is an uncomfortable film - to say the least. After all, the plot directed and written by Agustina San Martín (from the short 'Monstruo Dios') follows a girl (Tamara Rocca), on the border between Brazil and Argentina, who has a clear goal: to find her missing brother. However, in this religious region and in permanent search of identity, this young woman ends up running into prejudices, oppression and a beast that circles the forest of that border. With excellent acting from Rocca, the feature film adopts a slow and cadenced rhythm to talk about this scenario in which the environment brings direct impacts on the lives and objectives of people - however determined they may be. Highlight for Agustina's mature direction that, despite being in her first feature film, manages to break free and say goodbye on the screen."