Carnage

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    79 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2011
  • |
    • Countries
    France, Germany, Poland, Spain, USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Roman Polanski
WRITTEN BY:
Yasmina Reza, Michael Katims, Roman Polanski
CAST INCLUDES:
Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John Reilly, Elvis Polanski, Eliot Berger

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

A coming-of-age comedy about childish immaturity- for the kids and the parents. This Golden Globe nominee is directed by Roman Polanski (The Pianist), Carnage stars Academy Award®-winner Kate Winslet (Best Actress, The Reader, 2008) and Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz (Best Supporting Actor, Inglourious Basterds, 2009) as husband and wife Nancy and Alan Cowan, opposite Academy Award®-winner Jodie Foster (Best Actress, The Silence of the Lambs, 1991; Best Actress, The Accused, 1988) and Academy Award®-nominee John C. Reilly (Best Supporting Actor, Chicago, 2002) as Penelope and Michael Longstreet. Slant Magazine states, "Roman Polanski ensures that Carnage's images, like its words, cut through us like a knife.”

SYNOPSIS

A razor-sharp, biting comedy centered on parental differences. After two boys duke it out on a playground, the parents of the “victim” invite the parents of the “bully” over to work out their issues. A polite discussion of childrearing soon escalates into verbal warfare, with all four parents revealing their true colors. None of them will escape the carnage.

Carnage

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    79 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2011
  • |
    • Countries
    France, Germany, Poland, Spain, USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Roman Polanski
WRITTEN BY
Yasmina Reza, Michael Katims, Roman Polanski
CAST INCLUDES
Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John Reilly, Elvis Polanski, Eliot Berger
A coming-of-age comedy about childish immaturity- for the kids and the parents. This Golden Globe nominee is directed by Roman Polanski (The Pianist), Carnage stars Academy Award®-winner Kate Winslet (Best Actress, The Reader, 2008) and Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz (Best Supporting Actor, Inglourious Basterds, 2009) as husband and wife Nancy and Alan Cowan, opposite Academy Award®-winner Jodie Foster (Best Actress, The Silence of the Lambs, 1991; Best Actress, The Accused, 1988) and Academy Award®-nominee John C. Reilly (Best Supporting Actor, Chicago, 2002) as Penelope and Michael Longstreet. Slant Magazine states, "Roman Polanski ensures that Carnage's images, like its words, cut through us like a knife.”

A razor-sharp, biting comedy centered on parental differences. After two boys duke it out on a playground, the parents of the “victim” invite the parents of the “bully” over to work out their issues. A polite discussion of childrearing soon escalates into verbal warfare, with all four parents revealing their true colors. None of them will escape the carnage.

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