Rare Beasts

Mandy is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a son in the midst of a female revolution, mining the pain of her parents’ separation and professionally writing about a love that no longer exists, she falls upon a troubled man, Pete, who’s searching for a sense of worth, belonging and ‘restored’ male identity.

Producer: Vaughan Sivell
Production Company: Western Edge Pictures (based in London and West Wales)
Partly funded by: Ffilm Cymru Wales

Director/Writer: Billy Piper
Executive Producer: Franki Goodwin, Mike Rattenbury, Will Kane, Paul Higgins, Jim Reeve, Robert Halmi, Josh Varney, Ben Pugh, Billie Piper
Cinematography: Patrick Meller
Music: Nathan Coen, Johnny Lloyd
Cast: Billie Piper, Leo Bill, Kerry Fox, Toby Woolf, David Thewlis

Length: 1hr 27 mins
Format: DCP
Certificate: TBC
Language: English

Date: May 21st 2021

• Billie Piper: ‘I know about dysfunctional relationships – what it costs to be a woman’ – The Guardian
• Billie Piper: Therapy has helped me – Evening Express
• Ten female directors make 2021 Baftas shortlist – The Guardian
• BAFTA Unveils Longlists For 2021 Film Awards: See Them In Full – Deadline
• Bafta unveils longlists for 2021 film awards – Screen Daily
• Billie Piper opens up about eating disorders during her teen fame – Closer
• Billie Piper stars in trailer for ‘Rare Beasts’ – Hey U Guys
• ‘Rare Beasts’ from writer/ director Billie Piper gets a new trailer and release date – The Hollywood News
• Radical, angry, creative: British women lead a screen revolution – The Guardian