Camargue, France - Nejma trains hard to win the local bullfighting competition. When she is mauled after a celebration, she starts to notice disturbing changes. News of a rogue bull on the loose terrifies the community, killing young men.
Acting
Oulaya Amamra's physical transformation is raw, animalistic, unforgettable.
Direction
Benestan makes the Camargue landscape feel hungry and watching.
Practical Effects
The transformation effects are gloriously gross, all practical, zero CGI cop-outs.
Director
Emma Benestan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Emma Benestan grew up in the Camargue and based the bullfighting culture on her own childhood observations.
The film reclaims the 'course camarguaise'—a bloodless bull-running tradition—twisting it into something far more visceral about female bodies in male spaces.
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