Carnage: Swallowing the Past

2017 1h 5m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 47

ComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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It's 2067, the UK is vegan, but older generations are suffering the guilt of their carnivorous past. Simon Amstell asks us to forgive them for the horrors of what they swallowed.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Simon Amstell
Narrator
Linda Bassett
Dr Yasmine Vondenburg
Martin Freeman
Jeff
Eileen Atkins
Dorothy
Joanna Lumley
Herself (voice)
Lindsay Duncan
Maude
Alex Lawther
Volunteer: Joey
Gemma Jones
Davina

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Simon Amstell
Writers: Simon Amstell
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Simon Amstell, shot by Casper Leaver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeremy Warmsley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Leigh Brzeski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Simon Amstell and Linda Bassett and Martin Freeman carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6667360 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Simon Amstell directs. Casper Leaver behind the camera. Jeremy Warmsley scores. Leigh Brzeski cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Directed by Simon Amstell, shot by Casper Leaver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jeremy Warmsley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Leigh Brzeski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Simon Amstell and Linda Bassett and Martin Freeman carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt6667360 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.