Raw

Raw follows Justine, a lifelong vegetarian who arrives at veterinary school only to be forced to eat raw meat during a hazing ritual. As she navigates the intense social pressures of college life alongside her wilder older sister, she begins experiencing disturbing and uncontrollable carnivorous urges. Director Julia Ducournau crafts a visceral coming-of-age horror film that uses cannibalism as a powerful metaphor for sexual awakening, identity, and sisterhood.

• Several audience members fainted or vomited at festival screenings.
• Director Julia Ducournau based the story on her own experiences.
• The film won the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes 2016.
• Lead actress Garance Marillier trained rigorously for the physical role.
• The movie was shot entirely in Belgium despite its French setting.

• Everyone's meat.
• You have to eat it. It's a ritual.
• I've never had meat before. I'm a vegetarian.
• We're family. We share everything.
• I don't know what's happening to me.