Reception
Columbia Pictures debuted The Beast to a limited number of theaters, resulting in limited box-office exposure, and was virtually unheralded by the advertising media. Despite dismal box-office revenues, the film garnered widely-varied criticism—if any—over topics such as the effects of war on humanity, ethnic differences and technical merits. Due to its release during the end of Soviet hostilities in Afghanistan, owing to the directly-related nature, the film went largely unnoticed by the public and critics. The film enjoyed an unexpected surge in cult-popularity following its release to DVD in 2003.
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