As of 2016 it was included in the #100 Serbian movies list (1911-1999) and protected as cultural heritage of great importance.
The actress that portrays the pregnant woman (Pecanac) and the film's director (Nikolic) were spouses in real life.
There's a Latin inscription in stone above the captain's bedroom entrance: "Omne bonum a deo est" ("Everything good comes from God").
The working title of "Bestije" was "Zubato sunce" ("The Spurious Sun").
First collaboration between director Zivko Nikolic and actress Vesna Pecanac (out of eight).