When Does the Film "Soylent Green" (1973) Take Place?
"Soylent Green" is a science fiction film written by Stanley R. Greenberg [adapting "Make Room! Make Room!" (1966) by Harry Harrison] that released April 19th, 1973. So when is "Soylent Green" set?
It takes place in the year:
We know this because partway through the movie a ledger is found with a cover reading "SOYLENT OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY REPORT 2015 TO 2019 VOLUME 1" so it must be after 2019 AD.
2022 AD
We know this because partway through the movie a ledger is found with a cover reading "SOYLENT OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY REPORT 2015 TO 2019 VOLUME 1" so it must be after 2019 AD.
More specifically, there's a time and place setting title card over the footage of the first shot that reads "THE YEAR: 2022 THE PLACE: NEW YORK CITY THE POPULATION: 40,000,000". Though this doesn't seem to be confirmable by context, the year mentioned on the promotional theatrical poster appears to be correct.
