The End of Meat

The documentary takes up the effect of eating meat on the environment and on health. The director Marc Pierschel looks into what a world without meat would be like. On the way he meets Esther, a pig known from the internet. He talks with people leading the vegan movement in Germany. He visits a city in India that is entirely vegetarian. He follows rescued farm animals and ventures making meat and milk without animals. The film asks questions about the place of animals in the future. The account is openly partisan and does not hide it. The ninety four minutes are spread over several countries. Marc Pierschel’s German documentary was completed in 2017.