Species (französische OmeU) // 40. Fantasy Filmfest // Deutschlandpremiere

Young medical intern Margot encounters more than just patients undergoing a strange mutation during her first job at a hospital—she soon discovers the changes happening to her own body as well. The clinic, whose corridors are filled with strikingly deep reds alongside the familiar antiseptic blue, becomes a test of endurance as she struggles with performance pressure and the unbearable pain of her transformation.

SPECIES begins like a French take on ANATOMY, but soon escalates into a scenario so brutal and absurd that, with her debut feature, Marion Le Corroller has already earned herself a firm place alongside Julia Ducournau, Coralie Fargeat, and Hanna Bergholm in the tradition of female body-horror filmmakers. A critical, at times satirical look at our performance-driven society and its supposedly soft young generation, combined with unique new visual worlds.