Beast of Burden (film)

Beast of Burden is a 2018 American crime action film directed by Jesper Ganslandt and written by Adam Hoelzel.^[2] It stars Daniel Radcliffe, Grace Gummer, Robert Wisdom, and Pablo Schreiber, and follows an ex-Air Force pilot who must deliver cocaine across the Mexico–United States border for his final run as a drug smuggler.^[3]

Beast of Burden
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jesper Ganslandt
Screenplay by	Adam Hoelzel
Produced by	Paul Schiff Mary Alde Michael Diamond Jake Shapiro Dan Reardon
Starring	Daniel Radcliffe Grace Gummer Robert Wisdom Pablo Schreiber
Cinematography	Michael Barrett
Edited by	Sherwood Jones
Music by	Tim Jones
Production companies	Paul Schiff Productions Alde Entertainment WYSJ Media MGMT Entertainment Productions Coastal Film Studios Aperature Media Partners Peak Distribution Partners
Distributed by	Momentum Pictures
Release date	February 23, 2018 (2018-02-23)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$52,976[1]

The film was simultaneously released in limited theaters and on VOD in the United States on February 23, 2018, by Momentum Pictures.

Plot

Sean Haggerty is a pilot who transports cocaine across the United States border.^[4] Over the course of his final day on the job, he must successfully navigate both the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Cartel, while simultaneously salvaging his fraught marriage.^[4]

Cast

• Daniel Radcliffe as Sean
• Grace Gummer as Jen
• Pablo Schreiber as Bloom
• Robert Wisdom as Mallory
• David Joseph Martinez as Octavio Hernandez
• Renée Willett as Megan
• Mark Smith as Federale

Production

The film had a limited theatrical release on February 23, 2018.^[5]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 25% based on eight reviews and an average rating of 3.9/10.^[6]