Code Unknown (Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages). Michael Haneke, 2000.
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Edition screened: Criterion Blu-ray #780, released date. French language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 117 minutes.
Summary: Depictions of murdered cows.
Details:
1) A war zone documentary photograph shows a girl embracing a small dog who has been shot, 13:10-13:15.
2) We hear a sound like a gunshot at 1:09:14, which cuts to a scene of a man who has just downed all of his cattle with a captive bolt pistol. He walks past the fallen cows through 1:09:44.
Those interested in top-tier contemporary film must see Code Unknown. Its structure, sociological content, and pervasive filmic quality make it a superb and edifying viewing experience.
The cattle stunning scene can be skipped very easily. The film has prolonged black screens between scenes, and during one of these black screens we hear the BANG of the bolt pistol at 1:09:14. When the scene opens a second later we see a farmer standing in a barn beside a cow that has just fallen. He then walks the length of the barn, past all the other fallen cows, exits the barn and closes the door. There is no blood or display of physical trauma to the cows if you choose to watch. If you choose to skip the scene, simply jump to 1:09:45, where the farmer has closed the door and lights a cigarette.
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