# Carnage (2011)

> Four Brooklyn parents convene to resolve a schoolyard assault, only to expose the hostility and hypocrisy beneath their polished manners.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/50436

## Facts

- Runtime: 80 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Roman Polanski
- Cast: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly, Elvis Polanski, Eliot Berger, Joseph Rezwin, Nathan Rippy
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1692486/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: sardonic, claustrophobic, uncomfortable, adult movie night, dark comedy night

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