This is the story of Le Dieu du Carnage, the international hit play by acclaimed novelist and playwright Yasmina Reza. Based on a real-life incident, translations of Reza’s satirical comedy won an Olivier Award and a Tony® before director Roman Polanski and Reza wrote a new translation, for the screen. Ray Morton talks to the celebrated writer.

For those nonfiction writers or directors who say they simply document reality and then present it, I say rubbish. Everyone has a point of view, and it comes into play through what you decide to shoot, who you decide to interview, and what makes the final cut.

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