Carnivore

Now this is one violent flick. even as a connaisseur of the macabre, i squirmed more than once. such unfiltered vileness and brutality isn't something to see every day. at a runtime of short 30 minutes, i won't go deep into plot details. it starts with a home invasion and goes directly in medias res.

the setup - maybe excluding the opening scene - was clearly inspired by hellenic tragedies, starting with the names of the characters. but while these dramas usually build up slowly and culminate in carnage, the trigger for the violence in here seems to be purely sadism, followed by even more, at the first glimpse pointless sadism. what is really missing here to create the link to the classic "role models" is a proper reason. in those ancient works, the protagonists are forced into a cycle of despair and disaster without being given a choice - by either a divine or a human law. here, it's just " you hurt me i hurt you even more". "carnivore" could've been more but if you're in for half an hour of nastiness, check it out.