

A woman with a metal plate in her head from a childhood car accident embarks on a bizarre journey, bringing her into contact with a firefighter who's reunited with his missing son after 10 years.
Acting
Rousselle's physical transformation is animalistic and heartbreaking.
Direction
Ducournau wields body horror like emotional surgery.
Practical Effects
The titanium pregnancy belly will haunt your dreams.

Director
Julia Ducournau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ducournau became only the second female director to win Palme d'Or, and the first to do it solo.
The Cadillac scene used a practical car interior with no CGI; Rousselle trained with dancers to achieve that contorted, inhuman movement.