In near-future Thailand, food is scarce, but federal propaganda assures us that life is worse elsewhere. Purposefully isolated from the outside world, Thai society is still more or less functional, thanks in part to the efforts of a wealthy entrepreneur named Mr Vasu, who popularized a new type of food made from processed insects.
"Filmed in New Orleans the year after Hurricane Katrina and released globally five years after 9/11, Scott's film reflects on a half-decade of American trauma and the diminishing sense of control."