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Also known as '' Carnage ''

2011 film by Roman Polanski

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7.2

Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.

Released: 2011-09-1680 minDir: Roman PolanskiComedy, DramaBudget: $25.0MBox office: $30.7M

Cast

  • Jodie Foster as Penelope Longstreet
  • Kate Winslet as Nancy Cowan
  • Christoph Waltz as Alan Cowan
  • John C. Reilly as Michael Longstreet
  • Elvis Polanski as Zachary Cowan
  • Eliot Berger as Ethan Longstreet

Themes

  • flat
  • hamster
  • dark comedy
  • vomit
  • based on play or musical
  • insult
  • writer
  • tulips
  • meeting
  • puke

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Ratings

IMDb

7.1/10

138,539 votes

Year
2011
Runtime
80 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama

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Key facts

Directed by
Roman Polanski
Screenplay by
Yasmina Reza Roman Polanski
Based on
Le Dieu du carnage , by Yasmina Reza
Produced by
Saïd Ben Saïd
Starring
Jodie Foster Kate Winslet Christoph Waltz John C. Reilly
Cinematography
Paweł Edelman
Edited by
Hervé de Luze
Music by
Alexandre Desplat
Production companies
SBS Productions Constantin Film Produktion SPI Film Studio Versátil Cinema Zanagar Films France 2 Cinéma
Distributed by
Wild Bunch (France) Constantin Film (Germany) Kino Świat (Poland) Alta Films (Spain) SBS Productions (International)
Release dates
1 September 2011 ( 2011-09-01 ) ( Venice ) 18 November 2011 ( 2011-11-18 ) (Spain) 24 November 2011 ( 2011-11-24 ) (Germany) 7 December 2011 ( 2011-12-07 ) (France) 20 January 2012 ( 2012-01-20 ) (Poland)
Running time
80 minutes
Countries
France Germany Poland Spain
Language
English
Budget
$25 million
Box office
$30 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration
80
FilmAffinity ID
262930
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publication date
2011-12-07
title
Carnage
review score
61/100
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Carnage is a 2011 black comedy film directed by Roman Polanski, based on the Tony Award-winning 2006 play Le Dieu du carnage by French playwright Yasmina Reza. The screenplay is by Reza and Polanski. The film is an international co-production of France, Germany, Poland, and Spain. It stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, and John C. Reilly. In this comedy of errors, two sets of parents try to resolve a situation in a civilised manner as their idiosyncrasies rise to the surface.

Carnage premiered at the 2011 Venice International Film Festival on 1 September 2011, where it competed for the Golden Lion. It was theatrically released on 18 November 2011. The film received positive reviews, with critics praising the performances of the cast and Polanski's direction. At the 69th Golden Globe Awards, Foster and Winslet received nominations for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. It was Polanski's last film to be shot in English until The Palace in 2023.

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