Australia / May 02, 2020
The Human Bean (2020)
Inspired by a half-page scene in John Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat, where a family of poor, super healthy kids eat an almost exclusive bean diet, Beau decides to do much the same thing.
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Eating only the contents of 191 tins of beans over 40 days transforms Beau into The Human Bean, and in doing so gives him a front row seat into how one food, totally and utterly, dictates how he feels. Beau uses his intimate knowledge of running to compare his former self to his bean-self, logging lacklustre training for an ultramarathon that he plans on running during the final day of the experiment. Epiphanies are had, saddles are blazed, and genuine insight emerges from what is strangely appealing day-to-day of mediocrity.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Human Bean |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | Australia |
| Status | Released |
| Official site | beaumiles.com |
| Release date | 2 maggio 2020 |
| Production | Mitch Drummond |
| Writer | Beau Miles |
| Editing | Mitch Drummond |
| Cinematography | Helen Barclay, Brett Williams |
| Assistant directors | Beau Miles |
| Camera operators | Helen Barclay, Brett Williams |
| Additional photography | Helen Barclay, Brett Williams |
| Visual effects | Sally Barclay |
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| Music | James Dobson |
| Sound | James Dobson |
Release dates
Digital
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