Short film

Carne

1991 · 38 min

A grim, unflinching plunge into a broken man's rage and shame, hard to shake and harder to enjoy.

Overview: After a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Violence, obsession, isolation, trauma
Content: Strong violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
obsession
isolation
trauma
guilt
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong