Raw (2016)

Original title

Grave

Directed by

Julia Ducournau

Genre

drama film, horror film

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3,420 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young vegetarian goes to veterinary school. She tastes meat for the first time and starts craving human flesh.

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What happens

Raw (French: Grave, lit. 'Serious') is a 2016 coming-of-age body horror drama film written and directed by Julia Ducournau, and starring Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, and Rabah Nait Oufella. The plot follows a young vegetarian's first year at veterinary school, where she tastes meat for the first time and develops a craving for human flesh. The film premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival on 14 May 2016 and was theatrically released in the United States on 10 March 2017 by Focus World, and in France on 15 March 2017 by Wild Bunch. The film received critical acclaim, with praise for Ducournau's direction and screenplay, though was met with some controversy for its graphic content. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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