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Horror fans have been starving for the return of Showtime's Yellowjackets, and the arrival of the new trailer simply isn't enough to fill the void. The smash hit series that gives new meaning to the term "man-eater" has created cravings for more cannibalistic entertainment — and this list of cinematic delicacies from around the world has a little something for all tastes.

Cannibalism has long been a staple of horror fare, from the grindhouse shockers of the 1980s to Oscar-worthy entertainment starring a certain snooty psychiatrist. However, even without Hannibal Lecter or Leatherface in the picture, there is much to enjoy on this international menu of terrifying treats. Not all entries will be in "good taste," but it will give fans something to chew on while they wait for the Valentine's Day drop of Yellowjackets Season 3.

In Raw, Meat Becomes a Murderous Addiction

Naive young Justine (Garance Marillier) has only just...

Raw (Grave) is a horror and drama movie directed and written by Julia Ducournau magnificently starred by Garance Marillier who is given a life changing opportunity that does not go wasted.

Terror that is not suitable for all audiences in a movie that goes into the taboo of cannibalism.

Raw is the (already famous) movie directed in 2016 by Julia Ducournau. And, yes, it is about cannibalism, so if you are having a bad day… it is not a movie for you. However, the movie is not bad at all and it surprises us with a different focus and although at times it is sensationalistic and even morbid, it undertakes the narrative in a special, different way and with a blatant setting that matches the plot very well.

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Justine is a brilliant girl who starts studying veterinary sciences. She, and her family, is vegetarian, and a sort of initiation ritual...

The event celebrated up-and-coming talent.

Unifrance and Screen International held a dinner to celebrate up-and-coming French talent on May 25 at Le Studio, Cannes. 

Back in January, 10 filmmakers and actors were selected by international journalists Lisa Nesselson (Screen International), Fabien Lemercier (Cineuropa), Elsa Keslassy (Variety) and Jordan Mintzer (The Hollywood Reporter) as the most audacious, diverse, fresh and committed new French talents to watch in 2022.

Take a look at a selection of photos from the evening above.

The selected 10 are:

Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet (director) Alice Diop (writer/director) Arthur Harari (actor/filmmaker) Karim Leklou (actor) Déborah Lukumuena (actor) Rabah Nait Oufella (actor...

Emmanuel Mouret’s “Love Affair(s),” Samir Guesmi’s “Ibrahim” and Elie Wajeman’s “Night Doctor” won top prizes at Colcoa, the French film and TV festival.

The festival, which marked its 25th edition, wrapped at the DGA on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles on Nov. 7. It was attended by 14,000 people.

The festival, programmed by Francois Truffart, is organized by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a collaboration between the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Motion Picture Association (MPA), The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (Sacem).

Colcoa shifted its spring dates to the fall in 2019 as the DGA was being renovated and is now ideally positioned at the start of the awards season in the U.S. The awards ceremony took place at the Sacem headquarters near Paris in the presence of many honorees, notably Guesmi and “Love Affair(s)” producer Frédéric Niedermayer,...

Laurent Cantet, best known for “The Class,” his Cannes 2008’s Palme d’Or-winning film about a teacher and his racially-mixed students in an underprivileged Parisian suburb, highlights the cracks within French society in the thought-provoking “Arthur Rambo.”

The film, which played at Toronto in its Platform section and is competing at San Sebastian, is inspired by the true story of Mehdi Meklat, a young man who grew up in a French high-rise project on the outskirt of Paris and became a star journalist and an author celebrated by France’s mainstream media and left-leaning intellectual circles.

But in 2017, as Meklat reached the apogee of his success, he was publicly shut down and dropped by his publisher after his heinous tweets – written under a pseudonym before becoming famous — were revealed. The movie follows this anti-hero’s downfall through the next 48 hours.

Rabah Nait Oufella (“Raw”), who starred in “The Class” as a kid,...

There’s an interesting lesson to be learned at the center Laurent Cantet’s Arthur Rambo that’s honestly shocking to think still needs to be learned. I don’t mean that in reference to the director or his fellow co-writers Fanny Burdino and Samuel Doux, though, as many people talking about the film do. I’m talking about the people like Karim D. (Rabah Nait Oufella) who still can’t quite grasp the reality that social media isn’t a safe space. It’s not a diary to collect your rage and insecurities so you don’t spew them in public. It is public. The filmmakers understand that truth. Them writing a character who doesn’t—or is naïve enough to pretend he doesn’t—isn’t them being out of touch. It’s evidence that others are.

Celebrities dealing with past insensitive remarks online of late proves it too.

Stars: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas, Joana Preiss, Bouli Lanners, Marion Vernoux, Thomas Mustin, Marouan Iddoub, Jean-Louis Sbille | Written and Directed by Julia Ducournau

When Raw was first released it was one of those movies that caught people’s attention based on the fact people felt sickened from watching it, even walked out of the movie theatres instead of watching it to the end. For those who could stomach it though, they found an experience that may be Raw, but is also a very good movie. This of course makes it perfect for a Second Sight Blu-ray re-release.

Raised as a strict vegetarian Justine’s (Garance Mirillier) beliefs are tested when she goes to veterinarian school. When forced to eat meat, this awakens a new hunger in her that she did not expect, which opens up a whole new world to her. This wakes her up...

Arthur Rambo

Originally pegged as a 2020 hopeful, Palme d’Or winner Laurent Cantet might be part of a huge wave of former winners competing in 2021’s Cannes edition. For his eighth feature, Arthur Rambo, produced by Marie-Ange Luciani and lensed by Pierre Milon, Cantet recruits Bpm actor Antoine Reinartz, Rabah Nait Oufella and Sofian Khammes for his leads. Cantet won the Palme d’Or in 2008 for The Class and returned to Cannes in Un Certain Regard as part of the omnibus 7 Days in Havana in 2012 and again to the sidebar in 2017 with his last feature, The Workshop.…...

Samir Guesmi’s first feature film scoops four prizes, including the Valois for Best Film, while The Big Hit, likewise awarded the Cannes Official Selection Label, also triumphs. Two films distinguished with the 2020 Cannes Film Festival Official Selection Label have dominated the list of winners at the 13th Angoulême Francophone Film Festival. Presided over by the duo composed of Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine, the jury showed itself especially favourable towards Ibrahim, the first feature film directed by actor Samir Guesmi, which walked away with four trophies including the Diamond Valois for Best Film. The awards for Best Direction, Best Screenplay (written by the director) and Best Music (Raphaël Eligoulachvili) also fell into its hands. Produced by Why Not and sold worldwide by Wild Bunch, Ibrahim stars Abdel Benhader, Samir Guesmi himself, Rabah Nait Oufella, Luàna Bajrami and Philippe Rebbot. The story centres around young Ibrahim whose life is split.

Arthur Rambo

Palme d’Or winner Laurent Cantet unites with some new collaborators for his eighth feature, Arthur Rambo, produced by Marie-Ange Luciani (of Robin Campillo’s Eastern Boys; Bpm) and lensed by Pierre Milon and The Workshop). Cantet recruits Bpm actor Antoine Reinartz, Raw, Nocturama and The Class actor Rabah Nait Oufella and Sofian Khammes (Chouf; The World is Yours) for his leads. Cantet won the Palme d’Or in 2008 for The Class and returned to Cannes in Un Certain Regard as part of the omnibus 7 Days in Havana in 2012 and again to the sidebar in 2017 with his last feature, The Workshop.…...

Nyt Dan Kois profiles 'the loose screw rattling around inside the Marvel machine,' director Taika Waititi as Thor Ragnarok approaches

Film Stage Murtada interviews the director of Senegal's Oscar submission Félicité

Tfe ...which you may recall he raved about right here.

Variety Jamie Foxx and Anthony Mackie will star in a Johnny Cochran biopic (Mackie as Cochran) with Taylor Hackford directing

Guardian can Michael Fassbender survive his string of flops?

Coming Soon The Seagull starring The Bening and Saoirse Ronan will be distributed by Sony Pictures Classic next year

ScriptNotes John and Craig welcome female screenwriters Daley Haggar and Dara Resnik to discuss the possible Post-Weinstein era in Hollywood

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My New Plaid Pants five photos of rising French actor Rabah Nait Oufella

My New Plaid Pants 'do, dump, or marry' on Greg McLean's Jungle with...

Nocturama Grasshopper Films Director: Bertrand Bonello Written by: Bertrand Bonello Cast: Finnegan Oldfield, Vincent Rottiers, Hamza Meziani, Manal Issa, Martin Guyot, Jamil McCraven, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laure Valentinelli, Ilias Le Doré, Robin Goldronn, Luis Rego, Hermine Karagheuz, Adèle Haenel. Screened with Critics’ link, NYC, 8/7/17 Opens: August 11, 2017 In his movie two years ago, […]

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To mark the release of Raw on 14th August, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.

Unsuspecting Justine (Garance Marillier) enrolls into veterinary school without the slightest idea that she’d graduate as a fully-fledged carnivore with an insatiable desire for human flesh. This young woman soon pays the price of trying to fit in when she is tempted into a hazing ritual which involves eating a piece of raw meat, thereafter her animalistic desires spiral out of control. Before she knows it Justine has bitten off more than she can chew, and will soon face the terrible consequences of her actions as her true self begins to emerge.

Ducournau’s breakthrough French speaking film with English subtitles, Raw, has received award wins at Cannes, Toronto and London Film Festivals. Starring an all-French cast, Garrance Marllier as Justine (Junior, It’s Not a Cowboy Movie...

This is the Pure Movies review of Raw, starring Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas and Joana Preiss, directed by Julia Ducournau. Written by Joshua Glenn for Pure Movies. Whether it’s Carrie getting her first period and proceeding to hone her telekinetic powers in murderous ways, or Buffy having to work through her high-school woes and fend off the undead in one fell swoop, female coming-of-age tales often reach for thematic richness by tapping into the supernatural or macabre. This isn’t always a guarantee of success – for every Heathers there are five Twilights – but those that work make one thing implicitly clear: tone is essential. Get this wrong and the whole thing falls apart. Nail it, though, and the disparate elements congeal into a riveting, rambunctious, resonant whole. Raw, Julia Ducournau’s riotous addition to the canon, is well and truly within the latter camp.

Stars: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas, Joana Preiss, Bouli Lanners, Marion Vernoux, Thomas Mustin, Marouan Iddoub, Jean-Louis Sbille | Written and Directed by Julia Ducournau

I’ve read the hype, I’ve heard of the faintings and walkouts. And I have no idea what film those “newsworthy” stories were based around. It’s certainly not the film that I saw… In fact I found the film to be somewhat timid compared to the online furore surrounding Julia Ducournau’s film. As a strange, ethereal coming-of-age tale, Raw is very, Very, effective. But as some kind of Martyrs-esque French fear-flick shocker? Less so. Much less so. Don’t buy into the hype and instead enjoy an pathos-filled tale of growing up. All wrapped up in the story of cannibal sisters attending veterinary school! Hey, I never said Raw wasn’t a strange film…

The film follows shy vegetarian...

Foreground, left to right: Adrian (Rabah Nait Oufella) looks on as Justine (Garance Marillier) is fed a taste of meat by her sister Alexia (Ella Rumpf), in the French horror film Raw. Courtesy of Focus World ©

The French-language horror film Raw has been called a coming-of-age story and, in a way, it is – if you might be a cannibal. Written and directed by Julia Ducournau, Raw is one gripping horror film. In her debut feature, the writer/director does an excellent job creating an unnerving scary atmosphere, and inserting layers of symbolism under the horror.

Gruesome, gory and intelligent, cannibalism is a central part of this disturbing thriller set in veterinary college in a French rural location. The film can be seen as a metaphor of sorts for the excesses of college freshman, once parents are far away, but few party schools can match the excesses of this vet school.

It's the cannibal movie that caused people to faint at a film festival – this is what people talk about when they talk about Raw, the extraordinary body-horror parable from French director Julia Ducournau. The incident, which happened at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, might cause folks to view this as some sort of cinematic dare, a splatter shocker designed to test the limits of the scary-movie marine corps. Consider this a disclaimer, and a reclamation: The story of a young woman (Garance Marillier) who develops a taste for certain off-the-menu delicacies is indeed intense.

France has a rich history of horror. There’s the sadomasochistic novels of the Marquis de Sade as well as the blood and guts of Grand Guignol theatre. In cinema, the horror lineage runs deep. There’s Georges Méliès’ shorts and trick films (The Haunted Castle [1896], The Four Troublesome Heads [1898]); the eye-slicing of Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel’s Un chien andalou (1929); Georges Franju’s nauseating documentary on slaughterhouses, Blood of the Beasts (1949), as well as his clinical and poetic Eyes Without a Face (1960); there’s Henri-Georges Clouzot’s nasty Diabolique (1955); and the rotting poetry of Jean Rollin’s collective work. Flash forward a few decades, to the mid-1990s and 2000s, where we find the intense and brutal "New French Extremity" films by Philippe Grandrieux, Bruno Dumont, Gaspar Noé, Marina de Van, and others. And there are the genre filmmakers creating work around the same time as the more...

Raw (Grave) Focus World Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, Shockya Grade: B+ Director: Julia Ducournau Written by: Julia Ducournau Cast: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Joana Preiss, Laurent Lucas, Bouli Lanners Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 2/1/17 Opens: March 10, 2017 You are sitting in a restaurant with a woman who has been a lifelong […]

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At the bar with Nocturama director Bertrand Bonello Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze

After being seated next to Django director Étienne Comar and Reda Kateb (who portrays Django Reinhardt) at the uniFrance Locanda Verde lunch, I had a conversation with Bertrand Bonello on his latest film. Nocturama, shot by cinematographer Léo Hinstin, edited by Fabrice Rouaud, costumes by Sonia Philouze with music by Bonello. It has an ensemble cast that includes Finnegan Oldfield, Vincent Rottiers, Hamza Meziani, Manal Issa, Martin Petit-Guyot, Jamil McCraven, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laure Valentinelli, Ilias Le Doré, Robin Goldbronn, Luis Rego, Hermine Karagheuz, and Adèle Haenel.

Finnegan Oldfield as David in Nocturama Photo: Carole Bethuel

When I spoke last year with Thomas Bidegain on Les Cowboys about actor Finnegan Oldfield, who stars in both his and Bertrand's film, he told me that Nocturama was being edited the day of the Bataclan attack in Paris.

Nocturama, a highlight of...

As the March 10th release of Raw approaches, Focus World has unveiled a new clip from the acclaimed film that features a rude—and itchy—awakening.

"From Focus World and first-time director Julia Ducournau - named one of Variety’s ‘10 Directors to Watch for 2017’ - comes Raw! The dark coming-of-age tale captivated audiences at Cannes, Tiff, London Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest earlier this year, and will continue wowing audiences when it screens at Sundance on January 22nd, before debuting in theaters on March 10th.

Starring newcomers Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, and Rabah Nait Oufella, Raw hits select theaters March 10, 2017 and expands worldwide this Spring."

Synopsis: "Everyone in Justine’s family is a vet. And a vegetarian. At sixteen she’s a brilliant student starting out at veterinary school where she experiences a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world. Desperate to fit in, she strays from her family principles and...

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In this brand new clip, Justine (Garance Miller) begins to experience the side effects of a hazing ritual in which she was forced to eat raw meat.

What started out as harmless fun begins to affect her in ways she couldn’t have possibly imagined, both mentally and...physically.

Watch the new clip "Itchy Skin" below the details/

From Focus World and first-time director Julia Ducournau - named one of Variety’s ‘10 Directors to Watch for 2017’ - comes Raw!

The dark coming-of-age tale captivated audiences at Cannes, Tiff, London Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest earlier this year, and will continue wowing audiences when it screens at Sundance on January 22nd, before debuting in theaters on March 10th.

Check out the First Official Poster here and download below.

Raw, starring newcomers Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, and Rabah Nait Oufella, hits select theaters March 10, 2017 and expands worldwide this Spring.

Synopsis:...

"Don't come out until you're green." A blue and yellow kiss becomes crimson during a disturbing "Seven Minutes in Heaven" session in a new, Nsfw clip from Raw.

"From Focus World and first-time director Julia Ducournau - named one of Variety’s ‘10 Directors to Watch for 2017’ - comes Raw! The dark coming-of-age tale captivated audiences at Cannes, Tiff, London Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest earlier this year, and will continue wowing audiences when it screens at Sundance on January 22nd, before debuting in theaters on March 10th.

Starring newcomers Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, and Rabah Nait Oufella, Raw hits select theaters March 10, 2017 and expands worldwide this Spring."

Synopsis: "Everyone in Justine’s family is a vet. And a vegetarian. At sixteen she’s a brilliant student starting out at veterinary school where she experiences a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world. Desperate to fit in, she strays from her family...

Ever since Heather reviewed Raw at Fantastic Fest, we’ve been excited to share updates on the “ferocious coming-of-age tale” with Daily Dead readers, and today Focus World gave horror fans another glimpse into their anticipated film with a new, blood-soaked Nsfw clip that you can watch right now—but you might want to grab an umbrella first…

“From Focus World and first-time director Julia Ducournau – named one of Variety’s ‘10 Directors to Watch for 2017’ – comes Raw! The dark coming-of-age tale captivated audiences at Cannes, Tiff, London Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest earlier this year, and will continue wowing audiences when it screens at Sundance on January 22nd, before debuting in theaters on March 10th.

Starring newcomers Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, and Rabah Nait Oufella, Raw hits select theaters March 10, 2017 and expands worldwide this Spring.”

Synopsis: “Everyone in Justine’s family is a vet. And a vegetarian. At sixteen she...

From Focus World and first-time director Julia Ducournau – named one of Variety’s ‘10 Directors to Watch for 2017’ – dig into the official Raw red band trailer below.

This dark coming-of-age tale has been devouring the festival circuit, drawing raves at Tiff, Fantastic Fest, and Cannes. Get a taste now, and enjoy the main course when it finally hits theaters on March 10th.

Everyone in Justine’s family is a vet. And a vegetarian. At sixteen she’s a brilliant student starting out at veterinary school where she experiences a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world. Desperate to fit in, she strays from her family principles and eats Raw meat for the first time. Justine will soon face the terrible and unexpected consequences as her true self begins to emerge…

Watch the Green Band trailer here.

Starring newcomers Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, and Rabah Nait Oufella, Raw hits select theaters March 10, 2017 and expands worldwide this Spring.

"A deliciously fevered stew of nightmare fuel." Focus World has debuted a juicy red band trailer for a highly acclaimed indie drama titled Raw, which played to rave reviews at the Toronto Film Festival and Fantastic Fest last fall. The film is about a young veterinarian student named Justine, played by Garance Marillier, who is a vegetarian. Everything changes when she's forced to eat raw meat as part of a hazing ritual at the vet school, and things get bloodier from there on out. The cast includes Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas, Joana Preiss, Bouli Lanners, Marion Vernoux. This acclaimed film is also playing at Sundance coming up this month. This looks disgusting, but the rave reviews have me interested anyway. Here's the official red band trailer (+ poster) for Julia Ducournau's Raw, direct from YouTube: Everyone in Justine’s family is a vet. And a vegetarian. At...

A maddening and twisted red-band trailer has been released for a cannibal thriller called Raw. No words are spoken in the trailer, but it's filled with some pretty jacked-up visuals that will make you squirm in your seat. As I mentioned in the title, it's a pretty effective dose of nightmare fuel. It looks absolutely horrific, which obviously means that I have to see it! Here's the synopsis:

Everyone in Justine’s family is a vet. And a vegetarian. At sixteen she’s a brilliant student starting out at veterinary school where she experiences a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world. Desperate to fit in, she strays from her family principles and eats raw meat for the first time. Justine will soon face the terrible and unexpected consequences as her true self begins to emerge.

The film was directed by French filmmaker Julia Ducournau, and the cast includes Garance Marillier Ella Rumpf,...

Julia Ducournau’s feature film debut, “Raw,” is not for the weak stomached. The movie, which premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, caused quite a stir with audiences due to its gruesome and graphic scenes. Now, ahead of its March theatrical release, Focus World has shared the red band trailer for the cannibal thriller.

Starring newcomers Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, and Rabah Nait Oufella, the story follows 16-year-old Justine (Marillier), a vegetarian college student who is forced to eat a raw rabbit liver during her school’s humiliating hazing ritual. Soon after, she starts to crave more flesh and becomes a cannibal.

Read More: ‘Raw’: Cannibal Film Screening Causes Tiff Moviegoers To Pass Out

The film received critical acclaim after debuting at Cannes, winning the Fipresci Prize. It was later screened at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, where reports surfaced that an ambulance had to be called...

Veterinary school is the setting for scares both surreal and all too real in the first red band trailer for Raw, coming out in select theaters this March from Focus World.

"From Focus World and first-time director Julia Ducournau - named one of Variety’s ‘10 Directors to Watch for 2017’ - comes Raw! The dark coming-of-age tale captivated audiences at Cannes, Tiff, London Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest earlier this year, and will continue wowing audiences when it screens at Sundance on January 22nd, before debuting in theaters on March 10th.

Starring newcomers Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, and Rabah Nait Oufella, Raw hits select theaters March 10, 2017 and expands worldwide this Spring."

Synopsis: "Everyone in Justine’s family is a vet. And a vegetarian. At sixteen she’s a brilliant student starting out at veterinary school where she experiences a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world. Desperate to fit in, she strays...

By Seth Metoyer,

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Really looking forward to this upcoming thriller from Focus World and first-time director Julia Ducournau - named one of Variety’s ‘10 Directors to Watch for 2017’ - comes Raw.

The dark coming-of-age tale captivated audiences at Cannes, Tiff, London Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest earlier this year, and will continue wowing audiences when it screens at Sundance on January 22nd, before debuting in theaters on March 10th.

Check out the First Official Poster here and download below.

Raw, starring newcomers Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, and Rabah Nait Oufella, hits select theaters March 10, 2017 and expands worldwide this Spring.

Keep on the lookout for the official trailer later this month.

Synopsis:

Everyone in Justine’s family is a vet. And a vegetarian. At sixteen she’s a brilliant student starting out at veterinary school where she experiences a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world. Desperate to fit in,...

Following its Us premiere at Fantastic Fest and ahead of its Sundance screening in January and theatrical release in March, the unnerving coming-of-age horror film Raw is teased in its official poster, complete with an ominous trickle of blood.

"From Focus World and first-time director Julia Ducournau - named one of Variety’s ‘10 Directors to Watch for 2017’ - comes Raw! The dark coming-of-age tale captivated audiences at Cannes, Tiff, London Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest earlier this year, and will continue wowing audiences when it screens at Sundance on January 22nd, before debuting in theaters on March 10th.

Starring newcomers Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, and Rabah Nait Oufella, Raw hits select theaters March 10, 2017 and expands worldwide this Spring."

Synopsis: "Everyone in Justine’s family is a vet. And a vegetarian. At sixteen she’s a brilliant student starting out at veterinary school where she experiences a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world.

From Focus World and first-time director Julia Ducournau – named one of Variety’s ‘10 Directors to Watch for 2017’ – comes Raw, a dark coming-of-age tale captivated audiences at Cannes, Tiff, London Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest earlier this year, and will continue wowing audiences when it screens at Sundance on January 22nd.

Everyone in Justine’s family is a vet. And a vegetarian. At sixteen she’s a brilliant student starting out at veterinary school where she experiences a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world. Desperate to fit in, she strays from her family principles and eats Raw meat for the first time. Justine will soon face the terrible and unexpected consequences as her true self begins to emerge…

Starring newcomers Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, and Rabah Nait Oufella, Raw goes on limited release across the Us on March 10th 2017.

Toronto International Film Festival continues to add to its already eclectic slate by announcing their Platform line-up today. Beginning last year as a special program to highlight auteur-driven features from around the world, this year’s line-up looks remarkably strong, opening with Bertrand Bonello‘s Paris-set terrorism drama Nocturama.

Also featuring new films from Fien Troch, Zacharias Kunuk, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Ivan Sen, Katell Quillévéré, Khyentse Norbu, Pablo Larraín, William Oldroyd, Mijke de Jong, Barry Jenkins, Mathieu Denis, and Simon Lavoie, check out the line-up below.

Daguerrotype (Le Secret de la chambre noire) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, France/Japan/Belgium

World Premiere

Kiyoshi Kurosawa makes his first film outside Japan with this French-language ghost romance fantasy, about an aging photographer whose obsession with an archaic technique draws his young assistant and beautiful daughter into a dark and mysterious world. Starring Tahar Rahim, Constance Rousseau, Olivier Gourmet, and Mathieu Amalric. ***

Goldstone Ivan Sen, Australia...