Raw

The story unfolds on the campus of a veterinary school, where new students undergo a brutal hazing ritual. The environment shifts from clinical classrooms to the hospital-like morgue and late-night party venues, reflecting a dual life of study and ritual. The campus setting anchors the characters’ descent into blood-soaked appetites, showing how place can amplify secrecy, pressure, and transformation.

🍖 Cannibalism

Justine’s hunger for meat drives her from vegetarian ethics toward grotesque self- and other-cannibalism, using eating as a visceral measure of control and power. The repeated acts—eating raw meat, tasting blood, and consuming parts of others—frame desire as a force that overrides morality. The film uses cannibalism to explore transformation, appetite, and the collapse of boundaries between self and body.

🫀 Identity & Desire

Justine’s awakening is tied to her sexuality and appetite, blurring lines between repulsion and attraction. The narrative follows her shifting self-image as she navigates suppression, temptation, and allure, culminating in intimate moments that feel both dangerous and liberating. The transformation is as much about identity as it is about appetite, revealing how desire can redefine personhood.

👭 Family & Rivalry

The sister dynamic with Alexia drives the plot’s darkest turns—an obsessive bond, manipulation, and cruelty that pushes Justine toward ever more extreme acts. Alexia’s flirtation with danger and her role in orchestrating or intensifying Justine’s cravings exposes a corrosive family dynamic. The hazing culture and siblings’ competing loyalties culminate in tragedy and reveal how kinship can weaponize vulnerability.