Raw

Film • 2017 • 1h 39m

In Justine’s family everyone is a vet and a vegetarian. At 16, she’s a gifted teen ready to take on her first year in vet school, where her older sister also studies. There, she gets no time to settle: hazing starts right away. Justine is forced to eat raw meat for the first time in her life. Unexpected consequences emerge as her true self begins to form.

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Status: Released
Release: March 10, 2017 (9 years ago)
Runtime: 1h 39m
Rating: R
Language: French
Origins: Belgium France
AKA: Grave
Tags: body horror cannibal cannibalism coming of age drama hazing lgbt meat peer pressure provocative sister sister relationship university vegetarian vegetarianism woman director
Companies: BeTV, Ezekiel Film Production, Frakas Productions, Petit Film, Rouge International, RTBF, VOO, Wild Bunch

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Come for the body violence, stay for the insightful, horrific take on the coming-of-age subgenre.
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Julia Ducournau’s flesh-eating French thriller premiered in the Cannes Critics' Week.
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‘Raw’ Review: A Deliciously Gory Coming-of-Age Allegory
French director Julia Ducournau‘s assured debut is a satisfying blend of ‘Ginger Snaps’ and ‘Trouble Every Day.’
'Raw': Cannes Review
Dir: Julia Ducornau. France-Belgium. 2016. 98 mins
Film Review: ‘Raw’
"Suspiria" meets "Ginger Snaps" in a muscular horror evoking early David Cronenberg to announce a new talent in director Julia Ducournau.

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