Raw (film)
| Raw | |
|---|---|
.png) Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Julia Ducournau |
| Written by | Julia Ducournau |
| Produced by | Jean de Forêts |
| Starring | Garance Marillier |
| Cinematography | Ruben Impens |
| Edited by | Jean-Christophe Bouzy |
| Music by | Jim Williams |
| Distributed by |
|
Release dates | |
Running time | 99 minutes[2] |
| Countries |
|
| Language | French |
| Budget | |
| Box office | $35,162[4] |
Raw (French: Grave) is a 2016 French-Belgian horror film written and directed by Julia Ducournau,[5][6][7][8] and starring Garance Marillier. The film premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and was released in France on 15 March 2017 to critical acclaim.
Plot
 | This article needs an improved plot summary. (March 2017) |
Lifelong vegetarian Justine (Garance Marillier) arrives at veterinary school to start college, but a hazing ritual involving the consumption of rabbit kidneys at the urging of her upperclassman sister, Alexia (Ella Rumpf) reveals a previously unknown desire for raw human flesh. First it starts off with a painful rash, and the craving builds up over time. After accidentally displaying this hunger to Alexia by eating Alexia's finger that was cut off in an accident involving scissors during a Brazilian wax, Alexia reveals it to be a shared familial trait, showing how she forces people to crash their cars and die, becoming fresh meat for her to eat. The overwhelming nature of this craving is simultaneous to Justine's navigating veterinary school as a socially immature wunderkind, unprepared for the adult experimentations of college, including wild parties, drunken acts of violence, unpleasant teachers, and romantic feelings with her gay roommate Adrien (Rabah Naït Oufella). The sibling rivalry grows over time, leading to a climax where Justine discovers that Alexia has killed Adrien and eaten most of his right leg. The film concludes with Alexia in jail, and their father (Laurent Lucas) revealing to Justine that he's known about their cannibalistic desires, and let Alexia bite and chew on his chest when she was growing up.
Cast
- Garance Marillier as Justine
- Ella Rumpf as Alexia
- Rabah Naït Oufella as Adrien
- Laurent Lucas as Father
- Joana Preiss as Mother
- Bouli Lanners as the driver
- Marion Vernoux as a nurse
- Jean-Louis Sbille as the professor
Release
Raw was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.[1][9]
During a screening at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, some viewers received emergency medical services after allegedly fainting from the film's graphic scenes.[10][11] Ducournau said she was "shocked" to hear this during a Q&A after the screening.
The film will be released in the United States by Focus World on 10 March 2017.[12]
Reception
![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2017) |
Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 89% approval score based on 70 reviews and an average rating of 7.8/10. The site's consensus states: "Raw's lurid violence and sexuality live up to its title, but they're anchored with an immersive atmosphere and deep symbolism that linger long after the provocative visuals fade."[13] On Metacritic, it has an 82 out of 100 rating based on 28 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[14]
Catherine Bray of Variety wrote, "Suspiria meets Ginger Snaps in a muscular yet elegant campus cannibal horror from bright new talent Julia Ducournau."[15] Katie Rife of The A.V. Club gave the film an A− grade, stating, "The strongest of the female-led films I've screened so far at the festival is Raw, Julia Ducournau's beautifully realized, symbolically rich, and disturbingly erotic meditation on primal hungers of all kinds."[16]
Awards
- 2016: FIPRESCI prize in the "parallel sections" category, conferred by a jury of the International Federation of Film Critics for a film at either the Directors' Fortnight or International Critics' Week running parallel to the Cannes Film Festival.[17]
- 2016: Sutherland Award, for most original and imaginative first feature at the London Film Festival.[18]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Grave". Semaine de la Critique.
- ^ a b "Raw (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Kate Erbland (8 July 2016). "Film Acquisition Rundown: Zeitgeist Films Buys 'Don't Call Me Son,' Focus World Hungry For 'Raw' And More". IndieWire. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Raw (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Shoot about to kick off for Julia Ducournau's Raw". Cineuropa.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (3 January 2017). "10 Directors to Watch: Julia Ducournau Reveals 'Raw' Side of French Cinema". Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Brown, Todd (12 January 2017). "RAW: Watch The Hypnotic And Grotesque Red Band Trailer For Julia Ducournau's Acclaimed Debut". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Red Band Trailer Revealed For Julia Ducournau's Directorial Debut RAW". Horror Cult Films. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Cannes: 'Toni Erdmann,' 'Dogs' Take Fipresci Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ Tatiana Siegel (13 September 2016). "Toronto: Multiple Moviegoers Pass Out During Cannibal Movie 'Raw' Screening". www.msn.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Adam Gabbatt (14 September 2016). "Cannibal horror film too Raw for viewers as paramedics are called". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Raw Red Band and Green Band Trailers are Here!". 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Raw (Grave) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Raw reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Film Review: 'Raw'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Jason Momoa and Keanu Reeves rule the wasteland at Fantastic Fest". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Maren Ade's "Toni Erdmann" Wins the Critics Prize in Cannes" (Press release). FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "60th BFI London Film Festival announces 2016 awards winners" (Press release). BFI. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.