![]() She grew up in a household of strict vegetarians and curiously, her family is so stringent about their diet that any inclusion of meat in their meals is frowned upon. We first meet Justine in a cafeteria, characterized by her eating habits. I wanted the audience to feel for, and to understand that it’s actually being very human to be like this.” Thus, whether its societal rituals are implicitly or explicitly presented, Raw turns an unflinching eye towards the dissection and consumption of humans and animals alike, literally or otherwise. As the filmmaker stated in an interview with the Guardian, she sought to portray, “the human condition with a lot of honesty. However, although Justine tries to fulfill the many expectations that her family and newfound peers place upon her, she discovers that rites of passage into regular adulthood are ill-suited for her insatiable desire to be autonomous and free.ĭucournau’s intimate, gruesome, and sometimes comedic storytelling perfectly melds with Ruben Impens’ arresting cinematography to tell this tumultuous tale of self-discovery. A seemingly timid and – in the character’s own words – “average” young woman, she is set to attend veterinary school, aiming to follow in the distinguished footsteps of her parents and more rebellious older sister Alexia ( Ella Rumpf). Raw’s protagonist, Justine ( Garance Marillier), poetically personifies this discomfiting notion. Through various depictions of ritualistic behavior, Raw makes a compelling case for the striking comparison between monstrosity and personal growth. The film rages against demonstrations of peer and societal pressure. ![]() Julia Ducournau’s brutal character study Raw is a particularly unique addition to the canon of coming-of-age movies. ![]()
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