it's a french—belgian cause celebre, from the writer—directorjulia ducournau.f a young woman who was a vegetarian, who goes to that school and there are these hazing rituals. one such ritual, she is forced to eat a raw rabbit. she says, i'm not going to do that, i'm a vegetarian, but then she starts to develop previously suppressed appetites. the film turns into, on the one hand, a horror movie, that refers to movies like i suppose trouble every day, and to some extent carrie, we are what we are. but on the other hand is a story about a young woman attempting to fit in when she is a misfit, about somebody who really wants to be part of a group but discovers that she's something outside the group. it's very metaphorical and allegorical and on some level the director described it as a modern tragedy, a modern ancient tragedy. it's also got a fairy tale element to it. yes, there are visceral things in it. yes, there are moments in which she will gasp and recoil, but there's also humour, wit. there's really heartfelt emotion in it. brilliant performances. it's a fi

it's a french belgian cause c l bre, from the writer—directorjulia ducournau. she says, "i'm not going to do that, i'm a vegetarian", but then she starts to develop previously suppressed appetites. the film turns into on the one hand a horror movie, that refers to movies like i suppose trouble every day, and to some extent carrie, we are what we are. but on the other hand, is a story about a young woman attempting to fit in when she is a misfit, about somebody who really wants to be part of a group, but discovers that she's something outside the group. it's very metaphorical and allegorical and on some levels, the director described it as a modern tragedy, a modern ancient tragedy. it's also got a fairy tale element to it. yes, there are visceral things in it. yes, there are moments in which you will gasp and recoil, but there's also humour, wit. there's really heartfelt emotion in it. brilliant performances. it's a film which means something. it has meaty substance, pun fully intended. i hear you but i also read that people have actually been physically sick i

it's a french—belgian cause celebre, from the writer—directorjulia ducournau.to that school and there are these hazing rituals. one such ritual, she is forced to eat a raw rabbit. she says, i'm not going to do that, i'm a vegetarian, but then she starts to develop previously suppressed appetites. the film turns into, on the one hand, a horror movie, that refers to movies like i suppose trouble every day, and to some extent carrie, we are what we are. but on the other hand is a story about a young woman attempting to fit in when she is a misfit, about somebody who really wants to be part of a group but discovers that she's something outside the group. it's very metaphorical and allegorical and on some level the director described it as a modern tragedy, a modern ancient tragedy. it's also got a fairy tale element to it. yes, there are visceral things in it. yes, there are moments in which she will gasp and recoil, but there's also humour, wit. there's really heartfelt emotion in it. brilliant performances. it's a film which means something. it has meaty substanc