PREVIEW: Titane (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Agathe Rousselle (film debut), Vincent Lindon (The Measure of a Man), Garance Marillier (Raw), Laïs Salameh (Le Rêve de Mila), Myriem Akheddiou (Two Days, One Night), Bertrand Bonello (Saint Laurent), Dominique Frot (We Are Tourists), Adèle Guigue (film debut), Céline Carrère (Capital), Thibault Cathalifaud (Love Song for Tough Guys)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Julia Ducournau (Raw), director, writer; Jean-Christophe Reymond (Mercuriales), producer; Jim Williams (Possessor), composer; Ruben Impens (The Broken Circle Breakdown), cinematographer; Jean-Christophe Bouzy (Good Luck Algeria), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Alexia (Rousselle) is a showgirl who, since a childhood car accident, has a titanium plate inside her head. When an unusual turn of events leaves her in an unexpected state, and her darker habits force her to go on the run, she disguises herself as the missing son of firefighter Vincent (Lindon)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

One of the year’s most talked-about movies, and the winner of this year’s Palme D’Or at Cannes – making filmmaker Julia Ducournau only the second female director to win – Titane is an absolutely mad experience that needs to be seen to be believed.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 31ST DECEMBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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