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Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink, in 'the Bathtub', a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink’s tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe—for a time when he’s no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies out of whack—temperatures rise and the ice caps melt, unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising, the aurochs coming, and Wink’s health fading, Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother.
Theatrical
Jun 29, 2012
Box Office
$21.1M
Budget
$1.8M
Return
11.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 4, 2012
Theaters
2
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Music
Studio
Cinereach, Court 13 Pictures, Journeyman Pictures, Seville International
Keywords
refugee camp
explosive
hurricane
flooding
global warming
bayou
crab
based on play or musical
prehistoric creature
storm
celebration
magic realism
auroch
tough love
defrost
levee
lost mother
melting ice caps
shrimp
salt water
crawfish
submerged
grits
african american child
wild man
candid
playful
whimsical
admiring
adoring
amused
appreciative
sympathetic
vibrant
Quotes
See all →The Harsh Realities of Growing Up
The Cook
Lemme tell you somethin', when you're a child people tell you that everything's gonna be all hunky-dory and all that bullshit, but I'm here to tell you that it's not. So get that out your head right now. Life's some big old feast, yeah, but you? You ain't nothin but a stupid little waitress. Everything you got on your platter gonna fall on the floor and ain't nobody gonna be there to pick it up for you. Someday it's all gonna be on you.
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Parental Responsibility and Care in Adversity
Wink
I'm your daddy, and it's my job to take care of you, OK?
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