The Beast Must Die (Que la bête meure)

<div><b>The screening on Sunday 13th September, 1:00pm will have an introduction from Dr Pasquale Iannone, Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He also produces and hosts Edinburgh Film Podcast.</b><div><b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">Book tickets for two or more of our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/claude-chabrol">Claude Chabrol</a>&nbsp;films in the same transaction to receive a discount!</b></div></div><div><br></div><div>A father whose son has been killed by a hit-and-run driver sets out to identify and murder the culprit, only to find the situation considerably more complicated than revenge usually allows.</div><div><br></div><div>An adaptation of Cecil Day-Lewis' (Daniel's father) 1938 novel<i>&nbsp;</i>of the same name<i> </i>cited by Bong Joon Ho as a key influence on his Oscar-winning <i>Parasite</i>, <i>Que la bête meure</i>&nbsp;is a thriller that keeps pulling the moral rug from beneath audiences’ feet, leaving them, like its protagonist, in a place of deep discomfort.</div>ThrillerPT1H53M12A2026-09-12FRfr
Michel Duchaussoy
Caroline Cellier
Jean Yanne
Claude Chabrol
André Génovès
The Beast Must Die (Que la bête meure)"The Beast Must Die (Que la bête meure)"

Showtimes

September 12, 8:30 pm

September 13, 1:00 pm

Filmhouse Cinema