Synopse
From vegetarian to cannibal: Julia Ducournau’s debut film portrays a teenager’s bloody coming-of-age and extends the feminist perspectiveof the horror genre. 16-year old Justine has been a vegetarian since childhood, just like her parents, who are both vets. But Justine’s life changes drastically when she starts studying at veterinary school, where her elder sister is also a student. On the very first night, she is forced to eat raw offal in an initiation ritual. The next day she has a rash over her whole body – and is ravenous for meat. And the hunger doesn’t stop, but takes on ever more bizarre forms.
Regie
Born in Paris, JULIA DUCOURNAU studied at La Fémis. Her debut film Raw (2016) established her as an important representative of queer-feminist cinema in France. Titane won the Palme D’Or in 2021 at Cannes. Her latest Alpha (2025) was also shown there in competition.
Vorstellungen
02.10.2025 22:30 Uhr
CinemaxX Dammtor - Saal 3
TicketsInfo
Original Title: Grave
Category: Feature
Version & Subtitles: French OV with German subtitles
Section: Filmmaker in Focus
Production country: France, Belgium
Year of Production: 2016
Length: 99 min
Director: Julia Ducournau
Screenplay: Julia Ducournau
Cast/Protagonists: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Laurent Lucas, Rabah Nait Oufella, Joana Preiss
Producer: Jean des Forêts
Production company: Petit Film
Cinematography: Ruben Impens
Sound: Mathieu Descamps, Séverin Favriau, Stéphane Thiebaut
Editor: Jean-Christophe Bouzy
Music: Jim Williams
Production Design: Laurie Colson
Costume Design: Elise Ancion
Casting: Judith Chalier, Christophe Hermans
Co-producer: Julie Gayet, Nadia Turincev, Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts
co-production company: Rouge International, Frakas Productions
World Sales: Wild Bunch
Distributor: Universal Pictures International Germany GmbH
Kontakt: Sebastian Bauer / Universal Pictures International Germany GmbH
Content Notes
physical violence
