CONSIDERING THE ENDS
A film by Elsa Maury
2020, 67 minutes
2020, 67 minutes
No. 355
Documentary
Documentary
Description
In 2016, videos showing the slaughter conditions
of farm animals shocked the public opinion.
With complicit gaze, Elsa Maury films
a young shepherd’s relationship of co-dependence with her flock of ewes, which she must learn to euthanise under the best possible conditions.
The film discusses and raises important questions about our connection to the planet and its animals.
Festivals
Official Selection, Visions du Réel
Reviews
"This film allows the viewer to (finally) escape from the absurd dualism between, 'it’s bad to kill anyone and anything', which any living being does anyway constantly, and a consumerist,and productivist cynicism. The relationship between the individuals and the flock is very justly brought up, and so is the focus on gestures and words as they (try to) testify with both fragility and commitment." - Jean-Michel Frodon, Film Critic
