France / Mar 07, 2023 / Arte media library

Production Line Animals (2023)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
How did it come about that we no longer see living beings in farm animals, but objects? Every year, 70 billion farm animals are slaughtered for consumption around the world. 80 percent are kept on large farms. They live crammed together in overcrowded stables, are fattened and finally slaughtered without ever having been in nature. In less than two generations, intensive husbandry has become established worldwide. Researches in Poland, the USA, Germany and Vietnam gets to the bottom of the system and those responsible. The meat industry is subsidized by the state. Corporations, governments and consumers tacitly support a deregulated and dehumanized economic system that makes unlimited consumption of animal products the norm - and with it, animal cruelty. The documentary film describes the triumph of industrial agriculture, in which the animal has to endure unimaginable suffering, becomes a commodity, a raw material that is always available and can be slaughtered and processed at will.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Romain Espinosa | Self - Interviewee |
| Jocelyne Porcher | Self - Interviewee |
| Michal Ciesielski | Self - Interviewee |
| Shefali Sharma | Self - Interviewee |
| Van Loc Huynh | Self - Interviewee |
| Steve Madox | Self - Interviewee |
| James Keen | Self - Interviewee |
| Matthew Johnson | Self - Interviewee |
| Brigitte Gothière | Self - Interviewee |
| Gunnar Leferink | Self - Interviewee |
| Kim Reynolds | Self (archive footage) |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'usine des animaux |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français, Deutsch, Polski, Tiếng Việt |
| Production countries | Belgium, France, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Nova Production, Wanted Story, ARTE, RTBF, RTS, La Région Île-de-France, CNC, Procirep-Angoa |
| Official site | distribution.arte.tv |
| Release date | 7 marzo 2023 |
| Production | Barbara Hurel, Emmanuel Hoog, Fabrice Puchault, Anne Grolleron, Steven Artels, Gaspard Lamunière |
| Writer | Caroline du Saint |
| Editing | Manuel Guillon |
| Cinematography | Damien Vercaemer, Joseph Haley |
| Assistant directors | Damien Vercaemer, Caroline du Saint |
| Camera operators | Damien Vercaemer, Joseph Haley |
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| Additional photography | Damien Vercaemer, Joseph Haley |
| Music | Pierre Aviat, David Leroy, Marc Soupa, Laurent Langlois, Samuel Kakon, Martin Lanot, David Sandras, Thomas Torres |
| Sound | Marc Soupa, Laurent Langlois, Samuel Kakon, Martin Lanot, David Sandras, Thomas Torres, Pierre Aviat, David Leroy |
Release dates
Digital
Germany / Mar 07, 2023 / Arte media library
United Kingdom / Mar 14, 2023 / arte.tv
TV
France / Mar 14, 2023 / Arte
Germany / Mar 14, 2023 / Arte
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