Raw

Release date: 11/10/24 | 99mins | Action, Drama

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Raw

RELEASE DATE: 11/10/24
RATING: High impact blood and gore
RUNTIME: 99mins
DIRECTOR: Julia Ducournau
ACTORS: Garance Marillier, Bouli Lanners, Ella Rumpf, Laurent Lucas, Joana Preiss, Rabah Nait Oufella, Marion Vernoux

Raw tells the story of Justine (Garance Marillier), a brilliant 16-year-old whose admission to a prestigious veterinary school sparks a coming-of-age like no other. With her older sister Alexia (Ella Rumpf) watching on, Justine partakes in a bizarre hazing ritual where she is forced to eat raw meat for the first time, defying her vegan upbringing and unleashing an insatiable desire for flesh!

The unsettling, blood-soaked consequences of Justine’s actions are stylishly realised in Ducournau’s debut, an astonishingly on-point portrait of how it feels to be a young woman in the world today. Tapping into the violence of youthful rites of passage and the power of sisterly bonds, Raw is emotionally and physically visceral, and totally unforgettable. The film imaginatively and intelligently expands contemporary horror cinema, announcing writer-director Ducournau as a key figure in an exciting and bold new wave of female genre filmmakers.