Raw

2016 | Italy, France, Belgium | R | 99 min.

Showings

State Theatre Wed, Jul 26, 2017 11:59 PM
Film Info
Section:Midnight
Original Title:Grave
Release Year:2016
Runtime:99 min.
Rating:R
Production Country:Italy
France
Belgium
Original Language:French
Subtitles:English
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Julia Ducournau
Produced by:Jean des Forêts
Screenwriter:Julia Ducournau
Cinematography:Ruben Impens
Editing By:Jean-Christophe Bouzy
Cast:Garance Marillier
Ella Rumpf
Rabah Nait Oufella

Description

Can a gory horror film convert more people to vegetarianism than a thousand documentaries touting the meatless lifestyle? “Raw” certainly makes a compelling case for “yes.” This cross between “Carrie” and “Cannibal Holocaust” by way of the Davids (Lynch and Cronenberg) will have you squirming in your seat—even while you’re riveted to the screen. Eighteen-year-old Justine is a virgin vegetarian veterinary student (try saying that three times fast), which leads her new classmates to employ extremely “heightened” hazing rituals involving blood and consumption of animal organs. Justine’s mandatory meat munching ignites an insatiable appetite for flesh, in all its many forms, and one of the most profoundly inspired awakenings ever filmed ensues. Definitely not for the faint of heart, writer-director Julia Ducournau’s beautiful, original, gonzo vision—with its deeply satisfying feminist undercurrent—is a cinematic feast for those with more adventurous tastes.

PRE-SHOW MUSIC BY
CHOFF (Wed)

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