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Carne (1991)

Carne poster
Directed by
Gaspar Noé
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
40 min
Rated
18
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 247 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A horse butcher cares for his mute daughter in a harsh Parisian setting. The film follows his daily work and the strained relationship between them.

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What happens

Carne is a 1991 French drama short film written and directed by Gaspar Noé, starring Philippe Nahon and Blandine Lenoir. It tells the story of a horse butcher with a mute daughter. At a running time of 38 minutes, it was the first longer film directed by Noé. The narrative was continued in Noé's 1998 full-length debut, I Stand Alone. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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