if you think the cannibal movie subgenre have be milk dry . think again . this one will have you from the opening credit . it set in a crumbling apartment building in 21st century and post apocalyptic paris where food be at a minimum and grain be use a money and the butcher downstairs run a black market deli provide clientel with what seem to be the only meat product available and and it ain not chicken . dominique pinon be an ex circus clown who answer a personal ad do odd job there and encounter assort weirdo while be target a the main course . there a noncomformist who eat snail and frog and a band of grimy cave dwell looter and an unhinged woman whose botched suicide attempt be comic highlight and an amazing musical sequence feature a cello and creaky bed spring and machinery and drill and other noise combine to create a symphony of sound . the oppressive atmosphere and murky brown color scheme could have easily turn this into a dreary disaster and but the director keep it offbeat and surprising and clever throughout and and do not miss their chance to throw in some inventive black comedy .