In Justine's family everyone is a vet and a vegetarian. At 16, she's a gifted teen ready to take on her first year in vet school, where her older sister also studies. There, she gets no time to settle: hazing starts right away. Justine is forced to eat raw meat for the first time in her life. Unexpected consequences emerge as her true self begins to form.
Direction
Ducournau's debut announces a major voice in body horror.
Acting
Marillier's physical transformation is genuinely unsettling.
Practical Effects
The makeup effects will ruin your appetite for days.
Director
Julia Ducournau
Garance Marillier
Justine
Ella Rumpf
Alexia
Rabah Nait Oufella
Adrien
Laurent Lucas
Father
Joana Preiss
Mother
Bouli Lanners
Truck Driver
Marion Vernoux
Nurse
Thomas Mustin
BDE Chef
Marouan Iddoub
Haze Refectory
Jean-Louis Sbille
Professor Evaluations
Benjamin Boutboul
Hooded Veteran
Virgil Leclaire
Haze Corridor
Anna Solomin
Corridor Veteran
Sophie Breyer
Haze Refectory
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paramedics were called to multiple festival screenings due to audience members fainting during the gore sequences.
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