Carcasses (2009)

Directed by

Denis Côté

Genre

docufiction

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man in Quebec runs a scrapyard where he dismantles cars. The film shows his daily routine and his interactions with the people who visit his property.

documentary-stylequietobservationalslow-pacedlonelyroughmundanethoughtful

What happens

Carcasses is a 2009 Canadian docufiction film written and directed by Denis Côté. Starring Jean-Paul Colmor alongside a non-professional cast, the film centres on a scrapyard owner in Saint-Amable, Quebec. It screened at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes and was named to TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten list for 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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