{"id":2503,"date":"2021-01-19T07:33:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T07:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/?post_type=films&#038;p=2503"},"modified":"2021-03-23T02:53:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T02:53:53","slug":"rare-beasts","status":"publish","type":"films","link":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/films\/rare-beasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Beasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mandy (Billie Piper) is a mess. A single mum to a young son, she\u2019s constantly conflicted about her ultra-competitive media career, clashing with her unhappy parents, and attracted to the wrong men. She\u2019s also smart and self-aware.<\/p>\n<p>Acutely conscious of the demands placed on women to \u201chave it all,\u201d she is still weighed down by crippling self-esteem issues. When she begins a new relationship with needy, passive-aggressive Pete (Leo Bill), what could possibly go\u2026 right? Billed as an \u201canti-rom-com\u201d, this is the debut feature from acclaimed British actress turned writer-director Piper.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a bold, brutally funny, and confrontational look at modern feminism, the pressures to embody social ideals, accept one\u2019s emotional fragility and still grapple with one\u2019s personal demons, particularly in light of the #MeToo movement.<\/p>\n<p>Amid a terrific ensemble cast (David Thewlis, Lily James), Piper\u2019s heartfelt lead performance is unflinching in her lack of emotional and physical vanity. A rare beast indeed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mandy (Billie Piper) is a mess. A single mum to a young son, she\u2019s constantly conflicted about her ultra-competitive media career, clashing with her unhappy parents, and attracted to the wrong men. She\u2019s also smart and self-aware. Acutely conscious of the demands placed on women to \u201chave it all,\u201d she is still weighed down by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","country":[52],"duration":[49],"rating":[74],"program":[],"class_list":["post-2503","films","type-films","status-publish","hentry","country-uk","duration-1h-27m","rating-r18"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/films\/2503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/films"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/films"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=2503"},{"taxonomy":"duration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/duration?post=2503"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=2503"},{"taxonomy":"program","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program?post=2503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}