Imagine American Pie , if rather than using that famous pie as a sex aid , Jason Biggs had instead eaten it , taking him down an obsessive path of consumption that leads him into cannibalism . That ’ s a rough elevator pitch for writer-director Julia Ducournau ’ s astounding debut , Raw . by Eric Hillis
In this case it ’ s not a pie , but a small uncooked piece of rabbit kidney - served up to timid teen Justine ( Garance Marillier ) as part of the elaborate hazing ritual at her Belgian veterinary college - that sets the plot in motion . Raised by her strict vegetarian parents , Justine has man-