- Directed by: Julia Ducournau
- Cast: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf
- Language: French with English subtitles
- Year: 2016
- Duration: 94min
- Certificate: 18
- Type: Film
Our friends at Mayhem Film Festival continue to go down memory lane ahead of the 20th edition of the festival this October with another audience favourite back on the big screen. Mayhem first screened Julia Ducournau's debut feature, Raw, on the opening night of their 2016 edition. This tale of a young woman whose first taste of meat unleashes unspeakable cravings is assured, visceral, and unflinching.
Strict vegetarian Justine faces a merciless onslaught of hazing rituals during her first week at veterinary school. One of these is the eating of raw meat - desperate to fit in, she can’t refuse. This taste of flesh not only compromises her principles but awakens an uncontrollable craving with horrific consequences.
With an introduction by Mayhem Film Festival.