We Ate the Children Last is a 2011 Canadian satirical science fiction short film directed by Andrew Cividino based upon a short story by Yann Martel. The film documents the radical societal shifts that occur after pig organ transplants for humans become commonplace.
| We Ate the Children Last | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Andrew Cividino |
| Written by | Andrew Cividino Geoffrey Smart |
| Based on | We Ate the Children Last by Yann Martel |
| Produced by | Josh Clavir Karen Harnisch Jonathan M. Hodgson |
| Starring | Keith Berry David Disher Frank Longo Ryan Ward |
| Cinematography | Stephen Chandler Whitehead |
| Edited by | James Vandewater |
| Music by | Chris Thornborrow |
Production company | Film Forge Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] and was named to the festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list.[2]
Plot
editA man dying from intestinal cancer volunteers for an experimental treatment which involves receiving the transplanted digestive system of a pig. The transplant is successful, but leaves him with a pig-like penchant for consuming garbage. Considering this an acceptable trade-off for a medical breakthrough, society initially accepts the widespread adoption of the technique, but eventually collapses as the transplant recipients' insatiable appetites evolve into cannibalism.
Cast
edit- Keith Berry as Patient D
- David Disher as Medical Examiner
- Frank Longo as Simon Winfield
- Ryan Ward as Ricky Rodgers
- Kalista Zackhariyas as Reporter/Principal
Production
editShot in 2010, the film incorporates footage from the 2010 G20 Summit in Toronto.[3]
References
edit- ^ Bettencourt-McCarthy, Wyndham (September 13, 2011). "From the G20 Protests to the Toronto International Film Festival". Torontoist. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ Schneller, Johanna (April 7, 2016). "Director Andrew Cividino navigates Canadian system to find success". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ Howell, Peter (August 14, 2011). "Pigging out for film's sake at the G20 riots". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 28, 2019.