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Last Supper

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.

Top Cast

  • Brian Price

    Brian Price

    Former Death Row Chef

  • Mimi Martin

    Mimi Martin

    Director of Food Studies

  • Sakae Menda

    Sakae Menda

    Former Death Row Prisoner

  • Pra Kru Nanta

    Pra Kru Nanta

    Buddhist Monk

  • Bobby Olaguer

    Bobby Olaguer

    Prison Chaplain

  • Johan Steynberg

    Johan Steynberg

    Former Executioner

  • Attha Youth

    Attha Youth

    Former Prison Warden

Overview

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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