Blood of the Beasts

Name: Blood of the Beasts
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1949-01-01
Duration: 23 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Georges Hubert, Nicole Ladmiral, Alfred Macquart, Maurice Griselle, André Brunier

January 1, 1949
Directed by
Georges Franju

An early example of ultra-realism, this movie contrasts the quiet, bucolic life in the outskirts of Paris with the harsh, gory conditions inside the nearby slaughterhouses. Describes the fate of the animals and that of the workers in graphic detail.