Rare Beasts (2019)
Releasing at May 21, 2021 in theaters
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rare Beasts is romantic comedy film directed and written by Billie Piper. The film stars Billie Piper, Leo Bill, Kerry Fox, Toby Woolf, David Thewlis, Hilary Agostini and Alice Bailey Johnson. The film primiered at August 30, 2019 on Venice Film Festival.
Mandy is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a son, Larch (Toby Woolf) 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 (Leo Bill), who is searching for a sense of worth, belonging and ‘restored’ male identity.
Director: Billie Piper
Writer: Billie Piper
Stars: Billie Piper, Leo Bill, David Thewlis, Lily James, Kerry Fox, Toby Woolf, Jonjo O’Neill
►Cast
| Billie Piper | ► | Mandy |
| Leo Bill | ► | Pete |
| David Thewlis | ► | Vic |
| Lily James | ► | Cressida |
| Kerry Fox | ► | Marion |
| Toby Woolf | ► | Larch |
| Jonjo O’Neill | ► | Dougie |
| Hilary Agostini | ► | Waitress |
| Alice Bailey Johnson | ► | Carly |
| Antonia Campbell-Hughes | ► | Cathy |
| Rosa Coduri | ► | Meredith |
| Jolyon Coy | ► | Woody |
| Mario Demetriou | ► | Coffee Shop Guy |
| Ben Dilloway | ► | Larch’s Dad, Matthew |
| Michael Elwyn | ► | Bertie |
| Leo Flanagan | ► | Robbo |
| Mariah Gale | ► | Vanessa |
| Meryl Griffiths | ► | Judith |
| Van Hu | ► | Tapper |
| Montserrat Lombard | ► | Val |
| Karmen Lovell Brooks | ► | Gregarious 10-year-old Girl |
| Roisin Moore | ► | Shouting Woman |
| Kathryn O’Reilly | ► | Chloe |
| Charlotte Randall | ► | Bless |
| Victoria Rose Wilson | ► | Wedding Guest |
| Christopher Sciueref | ► | The Priest |
| Lucie Sword | ► | Evelyn |
| Emily Taaffe | ► | Becky |
| Trevor White | ► | Leonardo |
| Rosalyn Wright | ► | Emily |