It has to be said that you don’t get many science fiction dystopias like this one for your money. Instead of humans or robots (or both) this particular city is inhabited by bugs – and we get the feeling straight away that this is not going to be much like anything that Disney or Pixar might produce (parental guidance is probably advised). It tells the story of a time of dearth in the city – food is massively scarce and the city is on its last legs, proverbially speaking. One small bug is, through circumstance, accused of cannibalism and he must clear his name, while at the same time revealing the real cannibal killer to the city’s population.
With lots of nods to cinematic genres, including the noir of the thirties (and I found this reminding me of M in some ways too) this is a roller coaster ride from start to finish. Famine was created by
Red Kite Animation and GMAC (Cineworks 2005) in association with Scottish Screen and BBC Scotland.
