Titled after Samuel Beckett’s famous ethos “Dance first, think later,” the film is a sweeping account of the life of this 20th-century icon.

In the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the so called “green border” between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union are trapped in a geopolitical crisis cynically engineered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. In an attempt to provoke Europe, refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage to the EU. Pawns in this hidden war, the lives of Julia, a newly minted activist who has given up her comfortable life, Jan, a young border guard, and a Syrian family intertwine.

Combining the action and inherent chaos of a classic Saturday morning cartoon with the world of live action, Hundreds of Beavers is a one-of-a-kind work of art that deserves to be in conversation as one of the best comedies of the 21st century. The film follows a drunken salesman who finds his applejack operation destroyed during a harsh winter and is now forced to face the elements of nature on his lonesome. After eventually learning the skills to become a fur trapper, he is forced to go face-to-face with his most deadly opponent yet, a conniving group of beavers.