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Recipes For Disaster (2008)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : John Webster

Synopsis

Director John Webster convinces his wife and two small children that the whole family should go on an oil diet, yet without having to give up their a middle class suburban lifestyle. All the everyday things that we don't do, or that we can't help doing, make up recipes for disaster. In this comedy of errors they find themselves questioning their values and putting to test their will power and ultimately, their happiness.

Actors

John Webster
John Webster
Himself
Anu Webster
Anu Webster
Herself
Samuel Webster
Samuel Webster
Himself
Benjamin Webster
Benjamin Webster
Himself

Crews

John Webster
John Webster
Director
John Webster
John Webster
Writer
Kristiina Pervilä
Kristiina Pervilä
Producer
Tuomo Hutri
Tuomo Hutri
Additional Camera
Niels Pagh Andersen
Niels Pagh Andersen
Editor
John Webster
John Webster
Editor
Pietari Koskinen
Pietari Koskinen
Sound Designer
John Webster
John Webster
Cinematography
Anu Webster
Anu Webster
Cinematography
Samuel Webster
Samuel Webster
Cinematography
Benjamin Webster
Benjamin Webster
Cinematography
Lise Lense-Møller
Lise Lense-Møller
Co-Producer
Aretta Vähälä
Aretta Vähälä
Translator
Juha Niska
Juha Niska
Grip
Mika Ailasmäki
Mika Ailasmäki
Assistant Camera
Pauliina Punkki
Pauliina Punkki
Assistant Editor
Annukka Lilja
Annukka Lilja
Assistant Editor
Peter Nordström
Peter Nordström
Sound Mixer
Juha Laine
Juha Laine
Colorist

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