Raw (2017)
86%RT Audience Score: 76%
Awards & Nominations: NA
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
Raw is a film that will make you question your own carnal desires…and your appetite. This French teen-cannibal, coming-of-age story is a wild ride that flips the script on women in horror. Director Julia Ducournau’s debut is a must-see for horror fans who want something fresh and original. Just make sure you don’t watch it on a full stomach!
Production Company(ies)
Talking Heads Arnold Stiefel Company,
Distributor
Focus World
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
T
Year of Release
2017
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 38m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:Belgium, France, Germany
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 10, 2017 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 5, 2017
Genre(s)
Horror
Keyword(s)
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Ella Rumpf – Alexia
Rabah Nait Oufella – Adrien
Laurent Lucas – Le père
Joana Preiss – La mère
Bouli Lanners – Le routier
Director(s)
Julia Ducournau
Writer(s)
Julia Ducournau, Julia Ducournau
Producer(s)
Jean des Forêts, Julie Gayet
Film Festivals
Sundance, Cannes, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (200) | Top Critics (51) | Fresh (185) | Rotten (15)
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.
October 8, 2021
Cody Corrall
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
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.
February 17, 2021
Dahlia Balcazar
Bitch Media
TOP CRITIC
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.
August 25, 2018
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
The Blue Lenses
TOP CRITIC
Ably assisted by Marillier – and Ella Rumpf as Justine’s controlling sis – Ducournau captures the more quotidian dread of fitting into cliques, losing your virginity and living up to family expectations.
April 27, 2017 | Rating: 3/4
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
TOP CRITIC
The picture justifies the feminist analyses it will inevitably generate. It also offers much disgusting fun.
April 26, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
Some may claim the film is about a young woman discovering herself, but the writer-director’s obvious delight in shock for shock’s sake constitutes a major turn-off, no matter how efficiently made or well acted the film may be.
April 21, 2017 | Rating: 2/5
David Stratton
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
Full of visceral horror and a thoughtful meditation on the various hungers of youth, Raw is a blazingly original and confidently crafted debut.
February 12, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Terrifying and unsettling.
August 25, 2021 | Rating: B+
Kip Mooney
College Movie Review
[The] straightforward plot serves as a perfect canvas for the varied and complex themes explored by Ducournau.
August 1, 2021 | Rating: 8/10
Ray Lobo
Film Threat
Mixing not so subtle metaphors of cannibal and carnal, Ducournau charges ahead like a juggernaut, one gross incidents after another with the similar energy that is usually reserved for macho directors (Gaspar Nöe comes to mind).
July 25, 2021
Dustin Chang
Floating World
A rich coming-of-age tale that swaps in cannibalism for puberty, Raw is a powerful debut for Julia Ducournau.
July 21, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5
Trace Thurman
Horror Queers Podcast
Raw is the kind of expertly crafted feature debut that makes you immediately earmark its director as one to watch. This intelligent, female coming of age is a classic and deserves to be discussed alongside Ginger Snaps and Carrie
July 10, 2021
Joe Lipsett
Horror Queers Podcast…
Plot
Wrestling game based on the two brands of WWE: Raw and SmackDown, with the incorporation of a new physics system, a new “WWE Universe” mode and more.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
NA
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