

Direction
Paronnaud's animated background bleeds into visceral live-action chaos.
Acting
Debay's physical transformation from victim to something feral.
Practical Effects
Old-school forest stunts that actually look dangerous.

Director
Vincent Paronnaud
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vincent Paronnaud co-directed the Oscar-nominated animated film Persepolis before pivoting to this brutal live-action survival thriller.
The film opens with a meta-folktale that literally comes true, suggesting these violent cycles are stories we keep telling ourselves—and women keep dying in.