CARNAGE Galas

Razor-sharp and acidly funny, CARNAGE strips away the thin veneer of civilization to find the savage heart beating just below the surface Adapting Yasmina Reza’s smash comedy play “God of Carnage” to the screen, legendary director Roman Polanski assembles a dream cast to portray two sets of New York City parents locked in a showdown after their children clash on a playground. Academy Award winners Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz and Oscar nominee John C. Reilly expertly illuminate the anger and insecurity lurking beneath both couples’ polite facades. Filming in Paris, Polanski convincingly recreates the Brooklyn setting of the parental battle royale. Tightly coiled and explosively funny, CARNAGE offers a hilarious and at times heartbreaking dissection of parenting, marriage and the animal fury barely concealed within human nature.