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Ravenous (2017)

Ravenous poster
Original title
Les affamés
Directed by
Robin Aubert
Genre
horror film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
16
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 486 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Residents of a small Quebec town try to survive an outbreak that turns people into aggressive zombie-like creatures. The story follows their desperate attempts to protect themselves and each other as the threat closes in.

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What happens

Ravenous (French: Les Affamés) is a 2017 French-language Canadian horror film written and directed by Robin Aubert and starring Marc-André Grondin, Monia Chokri, Brigitte Poupart, Luc Proulx, Charlotte St-Martin and Micheline Lanctôt. The film depicts the residents of a small town in rural Quebec as they deal with an outbreak leading to an attack by zombie-like people. Ravenous was released to positive reviews for its social themes. It won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film and was nominated for five Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture, winning Best Make-Up. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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