Wir und das Tier

Modern man has moved further and further away from the slaughter process, because at the beginning there is always the death of an animal. But what does such an act mean for the slaughtering people? This documentary accompanies long-time slaughterhouse workers, experienced master craftsmen and apprentices with great ideals, far away from all clichés and in an amazingly open way. What does it do to us when we kill animals? How do they deal with it?

Director and Grimme Award winner David Spaeth gets to the bottom of these questions. His film 'We and the Animal - A Shaft Escape Melodrama' (2023) accompanies its protagonists far away from all clichés and with astonishing openness: two women who take a slaughterhouse course as well as long-time slaughterhouse workers and experienced masters with great ideals. What does it do to people when they kill animals? In doing so, this documentary saves itself the raised index finger and shocking depiction of violence - and just so encourages reflection on existential issues.