• Meat

  • Logan Martin
  • Horror
  • Thriller
  • 2017
  • Black List
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Market: Fri, 13 Oct 2017Sold: Fri, 17 Nov 2017
Producer: Jack Heller
ManagerJake Wagner, Scott Stoops (Good Fear Film + Management)
AgentCharles Ferraro, Jordan Lonner (UTA)
StudioAssemble Media
A misanthropic man notices bizarre changes in himself, his wife, and the animals inhabiting the territory around their homestead as they attempt to survive self-imposed isolation.
A husband and wife living in isolation begin to notice mysterious changes in animals and in themselves.
A husband and wife try to hold onto their sanity as the animals around their home begin to take on human characteristics.
A man tries to escape the pressure of modern society only to find himself and his wife in an estranged living situation in the woods.
Film
Film, Character Study, Drama, Horror, Thriller, Nature, Philosophical, Man vs Nature, Social Commentary, Survival, Psychological Thriller, Husband/Wife, Marriage, Psychodrama, Rural, Transformation
91
R
Medium
M
Unspecified
35
Average
The Shining, Okja, The Revenant, The Monster
Present, A Little Over a Year
Most scenes take place in the woods (remote cabin, clearing, hills, creek). Some scenes in a small rural town (road/highway, general/grocery store, hardware store, house by the road).
After returning from a hunting trip, BEN (30’s) discusses plans to prepare his wilderness home for winter with his wife, REIN (30’s). The next day, Ben begins working around the homestead to prepare it for winter, while Rein paints in her studio and tends to her garden. On a hunt, Ben notices the deer around his home watching him. He mentions this to Rein, who dismisses his paranoia.

After going to a nearby town for supplies, Ben tells Rein that he thinks they should stop going to the general store completely. Rein is dismayed, but accepts Ben’s opinion. During dinner, Rein vomits.

Ben leaves to hunt, leaving Rein at home. Rein sees a deer watching her, and follows it into the woods. There, she witnesses Ben shooting a herd of deer, and is disgusted. At dinner that night, she tells Ben that she wants to become a vegetarian. Ben is angry, but accepts her decision. The next night, Ben sees Rein eating raw garlic.

While on a hunt a few weeks later, Ben witnesses a deer standing on its hind legs, like a human. Confused, he shoots at the deer. That night, Ben and Rein fight over Rein’s...