Five years after breaking out on the international film circuit with her acclaimed horror film “Raw,” French filmmaker Julia Ducournau is back with a new thriller and her first Palme d’Or contender.
Ducournau is one of four women directors selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2021 alongside Ildikó Enyedi with “The Story of My Life” .
IndieWire awarded Ducournau’s feature directorial debut “Raw” a B+ review, calling it “David Cronenberg for teen feminists.” Critic Jude Dry wrote, “Female sexuality carries the same taboo as a ravenous flesh-eating teenager in this provocative feature debut.