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Original Film Title: No Coriander for Alexander
Director’s Name: Don van Andel
Writer’s Name: Don van Andel
Producer: Don van Andel
Country of Origin: Netherlands
Country of Filming : Netherlands
Language: Dutch
Runtime: 20 minutes
Film Description:
he film begins with Alexander sitting defeated, dirty and injured on the ground against a tree. ‘It all got a bit out of hand. Just because I don’t like coriander.’
We then see a well dressed gentleman getting a blow to the back of his head. His invitation to a mystery dinner is taken away and Alexander, also well dressed, puts it in his inside pocket. He goes to a place where there are 2 other well dressed people. A passenger van arrives and the 3 people are blindfolded. We see Alexander wearing a hidden camera in a button of his jacket.
The blindfolds come off when they are inside the venue. The well dressed group now consists of 6 people. There is security. The guests take their seats at a laid table. The chef and host, Gaston Pierre de la Pontneuf explains that there is only 1 rule. You have to eat everything.
The first dish is Tartare of Koala with coriander. Alexander takes a bite in horror. He has to gag. Alex removes the coriander from the tartare and hides it in a napkin. A fellow guest looks at him suspiciously. The 2nd course is a Terrine of Indus River Dolphin. He cannot take out the coriander here and takes another bite. Now it is worse and he throws up a little, but hides it. He crams his whole mouth full, and spits it out in the toilet. The 3rd course is flambéed Javanese Rhino steak.
Gaston joins Alexander; he knows Alex doesn’t eat everything. He wants to force him to eat this last dish with the help of security. During the struggle, the camera button comes undone and he is exposed. The chef is furious and they proceed to force-feed him the coriander.
Alexander tears himself away and runs out the door into a forest. Inside, on the table lies a weapon for each guest.
The next course is PETA secret agent. The 5 guests hunt for Alexander in the forest. Alexander slams into a tree and cannot continue, too injured. He sits defeated against a tree and says ‘Pfff, coriander sucks.’. A crossbow is in the picture firing an arrow. We see Alexander falling over, presumably dead.