Based partly on two real-life events that happened in Europe, this is a darkly comic film. The butcher leaves his young son to look after the shop so he can go upstairs for a little nooky with his wife. Things explode into a bloody mess what with...
New Zealand Production
Short1992Horror13.00 minutes
In the shadow of Parliament, one nuclear family struggles to butcher its way through the economic recession...
1993 Times London BFI International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Directors
Stuart McKenzie
Producers
Norman Elder
Screenplay Writers
Stuart McKenzie
Cast
Miranda Harcourt The Butcher's Wife
Murray Keane The Butcher
Peter Harcourt The Landlord
Crew
Donald Duncan|
Cinematographer
Eric de Beus|
Editor
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