Raw

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Raw

R

2017

1h 39m

Horror

Drama

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Stringent vegetarian Justine (Garance Marillier) encounters a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world during her first week at veterinary school. Desperate to fit in, she strays from her principles and eats raw meat for the first time. The young woman soon experiences terrible and unexpected consequences as her true self begins to emerge.

Critics Consensus

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.

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Cody Corrall

Chicago Reader

10/08/2021

Raw is one of few films in the "female cannibal" canon, one that flips the power dynamic of women in horror so they are in control, rather than afraid of, their own carnal desires.

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Dahlia Balcazar

Bitch Media

02/17/2021

Julia Ducournau's feature film debut Raw joins the canon with the French teen-cannibal, coming-of-age story I didn't know I was waiting for.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

08/25/2018

It often takes decades for filmmakers to strike the right sense of balance Ducournau has achieved with Raw, and she is a director and writer with a formidable grasp.

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

03/10/2025

4/5

Raw is one of those horror films that really sticks with you. Not because it plants a horrific imprint on your brain but because it is a genre film with a real arthouse feel that further enhances the film.

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

08/02/2024

4/5

A staggering film debut with "unflinching" gore and disturbing atmosphere, reviving the best of what became known as the New French Extremity movement.

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Marshall Shaffer

Vague Visages

12/06/2023

These crashes back into a messy reality invoke how the rise and fall of a plot arc represents a merely synthetic change. Actual transformation takes more than just giving into a gut response spurred by familial intervention.

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yass M

@yassminn Apr 2

disgusting in every way

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Mix R

@Foxxxy Mar 30

I think the English title sums the film the best - it's raw. It's ugly, violent and passionate, full of sexual subtext, body horror and disgusting scenes. And yet, the scariest thing about "Raw" is the psychology and mindset of the main characters. The last scene hit me like a hammer - I have never seen a film to end so perfectly.

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Tommy D

@Thomas005 Mar 6

Disgusting, but I loved it. The best cannibal movie ever

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London L

@lllondon Jan 5

I didn’t like it. I mean if you wanna watch pointless cannibalism and gore, then you’d like it. But there’s nothing to take away from this movie. I’m not saying every movie has to make you come to this super philosophical epiphany, but it should be something, and this is nothing! Another cannibalism movie, for example, Bones and all. It has a meaning to it. But i just couldn’t seem to find a meaning for this movie. And even if there is a meaning/message, it’s totally overshadowed by the violence and gore.

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Alejandra C

@RT30574541 Sep 5

its such a weird concept that makes you want to watch it and its exactly what you were expecting. Not a bad thing..

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Gage H

@RT82662592 Jul 18

“I’m sure you’ll find a solution, honey” This cannibalism coming of age story took me a minute to writes a review for. I wasn’t completely sure how much I liked it but some of the scenes stuck with me for a moment. Then it hit me. When you strip away the cannibalism from this movie you have a story of a girl entering college trying to figure out who she needs to be to fit in rather than being herself. We have all been here. You have this thought that being authenticity you isn’t what is going to get you to fit in. So you chose to change those parts of yourself and suppress the things that make you who you are. The cannibalism is an extreme exaggeration of this metaphor. This movie really hit home for me when I realized that connection.

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Synopsis

Stringent vegetarian Justine (Garance Marillier) encounters a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world during her first week at veterinary school. Desperate to fit in, she strays from her principles and eats raw meat for the first time. The young woman soon experiences terrible and unexpected consequences as her true self begins to emerge.

Director: Julia Ducournau
Producer: Jean des Forêts, Julie Gayet, Nadia Turincev
Distributor: Focus World
Production Co: Rouge International, Frakas Productions, Petit Film
Rating: R (Bloody and Grisly Images|Aberrant Behavior|Strong Sexuality|Drug Use/Partying|Language|Nudity)
Genre: Horror, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 10, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $508.4K
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)