

Blood of the Beasts(1949)
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.
Movie: Blood of the Beasts
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Himself, horse slaughterer
Himself, cow slaughterer
Poleaxer
Butcher

Le sang des bêtes
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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.
Release Date
1949-01-01
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7.5
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