Carnage (2011 film)

Carnage
Carnage
	Theatrical release poster
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 (Venice); 18 November 2011 (Spain); 24 November 2011 (Germany); 7 December 2011 (France); 20 January 2012 (Poland);
Running time	80 minutes
Countries	France; Germany; Poland; Spain;
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$30.7 million

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.^[3] The screenplay is by Reza and Polanski. The film is an international co-production of France, Germany, Poland, and Spain.^[4]^[5] 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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