Fainting and anxiety in Cannes. Feminist horror film with Demi Moore shocks the festival audience.

She appeared on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet on Friday, May 17 with XXL hair. Demi Moore actually came to present the feature film on the Croisette The material, signed by Coralie Fargeat. The feminist horror film has been described as “very violent” and was screened in competition on Sunday 19 May. The playing field. A disappearing celebrity decides to buy a very specific drug on the black market. This allows you to duplicate your cells to create a younger, more ephemeral and more beautiful version of you. A work intended for an informed audience. “Between the blood, pulled teeth, peeling nails, and some of the most grotesque prosthetics we’ve seen in recent memory, this movie is not recommended for the faint of heart,” he writes. Variety .

Visceral reactions

So much so that this body horror would cause some internal reverberations in the room. Some spectators in particular are reported to have hurriedly left the scene, disgusted by these violent images. Others would even pass out, as Coralie Farget confirmed 20 minutes , Monday May 20: “I’ve been told that, but it’s a bit of an exaggeration, isn’t it,” declared the filmmaker, who wanted to use this film to denounce the physical dictates women are subjected to. Three years ago it was a feature film Titanium, by Julia Ducournot, who sowed chaos at the Palais des Festivals between nervous breakdowns, awkwardness and nausea. Firefighters then had to intervene to take care of a section of the public, reports said at the time Free afternoon .