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Titane
2021 108 min Belgium, France R 18+
★6.9
Drama, Thriller, Horror
Director: Julia Ducournau
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Description
A woman with a metal plate in her head from a childhood car accident embarks on a bizarre journey, bringing her into contact with a firefighter who's reunited with his missing son after 10 years.
Budget:
$6.6M
US Gross:
$1.44M
Worldwide:
$4.98M
Starring
Vincent Lindon
Actor
Agathe Rousselle
Actor
Garance Marillier
Actor
Awards
European Film Awards 2021
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Cannes Film Festival 2021
— Palme d'Or
European Film Awards 2021
— Best Director
European Film Awards 2021
— Best Actress
BAFTA 2022
— Best Director
César Awards 2022
— Most Promising Actress
European Film Awards 2021
— Best Actor
European Film Awards 2021
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
European Film Awards 2021
— Best Picture
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2021
— Sebastian Prize
Cannes Film Festival 2021
— Palme d'Or
César Awards 2022
— Best Visual Effects
Key opinion
Titane is a polarizing, genre-defying work that uses extreme body horror and grotesque imagery to explore themes of identity, trauma, and the search for familial connection. While many critics praise its audacious vision and powerful performances as a transformative cinematic experience, others find the narrative opaque, hollow, or excessively repulsive.
| Production | The film utilizes an aggressively brutal and grotesque visual language that pushes the boundaries of conventional horror. | |
| Acting | Agathe Rousselle and Vincent Lindon deliver committed, emotionally resonant performances that ground the film's surreal and violent premise. | |
| Screenplay | The film’s refusal to adhere to traditional narrative logic leads to a divide between those who view it as a profound poetic metaphor and those who dismiss it as incoherent or illogical. | |
| Theme | The extreme, transgressive nature of the subject matter—including sexual deviancy and violence—is either seen as a bold artistic statement or an empty, repulsive provocation. |