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Last Supper (2005)

Today, the ritual of giving the last supper to the condemned person has been detached from its origin, and can be perceived to be as absurd as the punishment it accompanies. Mats Bigert & Lars Bergström's film “The Last Supper” focuses on this discrepancy between historical “meaning” and contemporary use of a tradition that has lost its connection with the past. The main character is the former death row chef Brian Price, who reconstructs one of the 200 final meals that he prepared during his time as inmate in Huntsville State Prison, Texas.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Brian PriceBrian PriceFormer Death Row Chef
  • Photo of Mimi MartinMimi MartinDirector of Food Studies
  • Photo of Sakae MendaSakae MendaFormer Death Row Prisoner
  • Photo of Pra Kru NantaPra Kru NantaBuddhist Monk
  • Photo of Bobby OlaguerBobby OlaguerPrison Chaplain
  • Photo of Johan SteynbergJohan SteynbergFormer Executioner
  • Photo of Attha YouthAttha YouthFormer Prison Warden

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