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.

• Mats BigertDirector · Writer
• Lars BergströmDirector · Writer
• Gösta ReilandDirector of Photography
• Charlie DrevstamDirector of Photography
• Daniel JonsäterEditor

Release date

December 3, 2005

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

57m

Genres

Documentary

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