Beautiful Beings

An Icelandic coming-of-age tale that balances adolescent aggression with a youthful love of life, Beautiful Creatures is a rare ode to the tenderness and closeness of male friendship. Recipient of the audience award at the 63rd Thessaloniki Festival.

Synopsis

Growing up with his mother, who has psychic abilities, Addi decides to include a marginalized teenager in his group. Left to their own devices, the boys explore themselves through aggression and violence. As their behavior escalates, Addi experiences a series of apocalyptic visions. Can his intuition lead him and his friends down a safer path, or are they doomed to sink into violence?