There are some plays that seem as though they could never be adapted for the screen and Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage is certainly one of them. All the action takes place in one apartment over the course of a few hours, which can be riveting on stage but a stand-still on film. Fortunately for Reza, Roman Polanski, a man who has seen his own fair share of carnage in his life, helms the film adaptation of Carnage. And with a cast as stellar as this ensemble – featuring Oscar winners Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz, as well as Oscar nominee John C. Reilly – Reza’s commentary on how societal courtesy is slowly destroying us all from within comes alive on screen, brimming with wit and savvy.

Carnage
A film by Roman Polanski

