Carnage (2017 film)
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| Directed by | Simon Amstell |
| Produced by | Daniel O’Connor |
| Written by | Simon Amstell |
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| Music by | Jeremy Warmsley |
| Edited by | Leigh Brzeski |
| Distributed by | BBC |
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65 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Carnage is a 2017 mockumentary directed by Simon Amstell. Set in the year 2067, when veganism is the norm, the film looks back on meat-eating today. It premiered on BBC iPlayer.
Set in 2067, the narrator (Simon Amstell) tells how the world is a happier place, as carnism is banned and veganism prevails. A bunch of polyamorous youth express their disbelief on how people could have ever killed & eaten animals. Dr. Yasmine Vondenburgen (Linda Bassett), a psychotherapist, holds support sessions for former carnists to lift the guilt of carnism. In one such session, Davina (Gemma Jones) breaks down after naming Edam as a cheese she once ate.
The film goes back to 1944, to the establishment of The Vegan Society, and rationing of meat due to war, which ends in 1954. Fanny Cradock promotes carnism in theatre and TV. In the 70s & 80s, US food companies disguise meat as toys children would like to eat, using figures like Ronald McDonald to attract them. Intensive farming leads to BSE crisis & Foot-and-mouth disease. From 2004, many diseases grow due to consumption of processed meats. The film shows the 2015 Piggate anecdote, and Trump (owner of Trump Steaks) winning the 2017 US elections.
The film then returns to 2067, with the youth using new VR technology to experience eating meat. They stop after a while, unable to process it.
Going back to 2017, the film shows how celebrity chefs like Nigella Lawson, Gordon Ramsey, Jamie Oliver & Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall promote carnism using different tactics, instead of promoting veganism. It shows the rise in veganism, helped by people like JME, who especially inspired a young Troye King Jones (John Macmillan). King Jones would then write a book & make feature films on veganism. Maude Polikoff (Lindsay Duncan), former erotic dancer, reveals how she left the career and went back to education, as milk & dairy was used in a sexualized way, in spite of it being unethically obtained. Vondenburgen explains how the hierarchy of the British monarchy might have led to humans believing they were above other animals. The UN urges people to cut down on meat, due to climate change. This is ignored, and the UK faces floods. Lindsay Graber (Claire Keelan), a victim of these, explains climate change due to meat on TV. Veganism is promoted by TV presenters like Lorraine Kelly, but it is ignored, and in 2021 the UK faces a Super Swine Flu, killing tens of thousands of people. Intensive farming is banned to prevent a re-occurrence, but this hikes up costs of meat, and many people would be confused over what to eat.
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