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Following a childhood car crash, Alexia (Agathe Rousselle) lives with a titanium plate fitted into her skull and an intense, sexual fixation on motor vehicles. As an adult working as a provocative model at motor shows, Alexia conceals a secret life as a violent serial killer. After an intimate encounter with a customized car leaves her unexpectedly pregnant with a bizarre biological hybrid, her violent spree forces her on the run from the law.

To evade police, Alexia breaks her own nose, shaves her head, and binds her changing body to disguise herself as Adrien—a young boy who went missing 10 years earlier. She is taken in by Adrien's grieving father, Vincent (Vincent Lindon), a steroid-injecting fire captain who desperately chooses to believe she is his returned son. Inside the hyper-masculine environment of the fire station, a strange, deeply emotional bond forms between them as Alexia's surreal pregnancy reaches its peak.

💡 Did you know?
Palme d'Or History: Julia Ducournau became only the second female director in history (and the first solo female winner) to win the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, following Jane Campion in 1993.

Agathe Rousselle's Feature Debut: Lead actress Agathe Rousselle had no prior feature film acting experience before being cast by Ducournau, delivering a performance praised globally for its physical intensity.

A French Body Horror Masterpiece: Following her acclaimed debut Raw (2016), Ducournau solidified her status as one of international cinema's premier visual visionaries, blending Cronenbergian techno-body horror with gender fluidity and grief.

Heavy Physical Makeup: Transforming Agathe Rousselle into the disguised Adrien and managing the prosthetic effects for her progressing pregnancy required up to 5 hours of daily makeup application.

⭐ Film Evaluation & Ratings 📈
⭐ Global Critical Consensus: 7.6 / 10 (88% on Rotten Tomatoes)

Celebrated across worldwide festival circuits as a fierce, unpredictable, and surprisingly tender exploration of identity, grief, non-traditional family bonds, and physical transformation.

🎨 Visual & Auditory Craft: 9.2 / 10

Ruben Impens’ electrifying neon-lit cinematography combines with Jim Williams’ pulsing score to create one of the most visually stunning and visceral cinematic experiences of the decade.

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