Humane is a 2024 dystopian satire film that takes place months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.
The movie was directed by Caitlin Cronenberg from a screenplay by Michael Sparaga.
The Canadian Victory Man Productions-Prospero Pictures production stars Jay Baruchel (This Is The End), Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek), Peter Gallagher (Grace and Frankie), Sebastian Chacon (Emergency), Alanna Bale (Sort Of; Cardinal) and Sirena Gulamgaus (Transplant).
Plot:
Mere months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population, a recently retired newsman invites his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. However, when the father’s plan goes awry, tensions flare and chaos erupts among his offspring…
Release:
Humane will be released theatrically in the US by IFC Films on April 26, 2024. The film will be available on Shudder on July 26, 2024.
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