Humane takes place over one day and months after a global environmental collapse forced world leaders to reduce the earth’s population. In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman tells his four grown children he will join a new euthanasia program, only to see his plan go horribly wrong, with chaos among his children as the result.
Humane takes place over one day and months after a global environmental collapse forced world leaders to reduce the earth’s population. In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman tells his four grown children he will join a new euthanasia program, only to see his plan go horribly wrong, with chaos among his children as the result.
Humane is produced by Sparaga’s Victory Man Productions and is executive produced by Martin Katz, Karen Wookey, Todd Brown, Nick Spicer, Adrian Love and Laurie May. Elevation Pictures is distributing in Canada.
Caitlin Cronenberg is a celebrity and fashion photographer who earlier directed the short film The Endings, based on her photography book of the same name and which debuted at the Toronto Film Festival in 2018. She has also directed music videos and commercials.
The Cronenberg family dynasty also includes Caitlin’s brother Brandon Cronenberg, who made his feature directorial debut in 2012 with Antiviral and most recently directed the psychological body-swapping sci-fi horror pic Possessor.
Humane (2024)
Directed by: Caitlin Cronenberg
Starring: Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Peter Gallagher, Enrico Colantoni, Sebastian Chacon, Alanna Bale, Sirena Gulamgaus, Uni Park, Martin Roach, Joel Gagne, Natalia Gracious
Screenplay by: Michael Sparaga
Production Design by: Brian Garvey
Cinematography by: Douglas Koch
Film Editing by: Orlee Buium
Costume Design by: Hanna Puley
Set Decoration by: David Edgar
Art Direction by: Andrea Perez Leon
Music by: Todor Kobakov
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, and language throughout.
Distributed by: IFC Films, Shudder
Release Date: April 26, 2024
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