A pimple-faced 13-year-old tomboy starts morphing in bizarre ways after catching stomach flu.
Direction
Ducournau's debut screams with confidence and grotesque precision.
Practical Effects
Disgusting body effects that'll linger in your nightmares.
Director
Julia Ducournau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is Julia Ducournau's film school thesis, made at La Fémis. She essentially announced her entire career trajectory in 22 minutes.
Ducournau has called this her 'vagina dentata' film—the monster isn't external, it's the horror of becoming a woman in a body that feels hostile.
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