HUMANE

 The feature directorial debut of Caitlin Cronenberg, the dystopian thriller takes place over a single day, mere months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.

In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his four grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare and chaos erupt among his children. Shot on location in Hamilton, ON, the film stars Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, and Peter Gallagher. Following in the footsteps of Canadian icons, her father David and brother Brandon, Caitlin lives up to the type of filmmaking her family is known for: an impressive thriller, with heart, humour, violence, and just the right amount of blood.