Raw
Stringent vegetarian Justine encounters a decadent, merciless, and dangerously seductive world during her first week at veterinary school. Desperate to fit in, she strays from her principles and eats raw meat for the first time. She soon experiences terrible and unexpected consequences as her true self begins to emerge.
Critics Sentiment
Justine eats Alexia's severed finger after the bikini wax scissors accident
Justine develops a rash and begins shamefully craving meat after the hazing
The film swings sharply upward from the slow-burn shame of Justine's meat cravings (score 6.8) to the viscerally memorable severed finger scene (score 8.5), a jump of 1.7 points that marks the moment reviewers felt the film fully committed to its extreme premise.
Raw earns broadly positive reception by fusing body horror with genuine character work, with reviewers consistently praising Garance Marillier's performance and the film's darkly humorous tone. The sentiment arc rises through escalating gross-out set pieces before peaking at the severed finger scene, dipping slightly during the more repetitive mid-film hazing sequences, and recovering strongly with the family-revelation ending. Reviewers who docked points cited occasional gross-for-gross-sake excess, but the majority found the film's commitment to its premise bold and effective.
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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
Daniel Utegenova
Haze Toilet
Bérangère McNeese
Haze Painting
Morgan Politi
Barman fête CHU
Alice D'Hauwe
CHU Party Student
Pierre Nisse
Student Video Party CHU Morgue
Maïté Katinka Lonne
Haze Amphitheater
Crew
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