THE SUBSTANCE
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THE SUBSTANCE

Directed by Coralie Fargeat

Info

Director: Coralie Fargeat
Section: CineMasters Competition
Country: France, USA, United Kingdom
Year: 2024
Language: English
Version: Original version
Cast: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

Satirical feminist body horror, awarded best screenplay in Cannes!

Elisabeth was once a celebrated actress. Now she’s not even good enough for her own fitness show. People say she’s too old. That’s when a special substance comes in handy, which she uses to create a new, younger self called Sue. There is a catch, though: the two versions share a single lifetime — and Sue doesn’t like to share.

Show calendar

Calendar

  • Cinema Filmtheater
  • Rio 1
  • Cinema Filmtheater

Meet the director

Coralie Fargeat

Coralie Fargeat was born in Paris in 1976. She attended the Institute of Political Studies in Paris and later the film school La Fémis. Her first feature film, a thriller titled REVENGE, premiered in Toronto in 2017. Her second feature film, THE SUBSTANCE, competed for the Palme d’Or at Cannes. Fargeat is a co-founder of Collectif 50/50, which advocates a parity of the sexes in the film industry.

Credits

Screenplay: Coralie Fargeat
Director of Photography: Benjamin Kracun
Film Editor: Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, Valentin Feron
Composer: 000 Raffertie
Production Designer: Stanislas Reydellet
Sound: Emmanuelle Villard, Valérie Deloof, Stéphane Thiébaut
Producer: Tim Bevan, Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner
Production Company: Working Title Films, A Good Story
Executive producer: Nicolas Royer, Alexandra Loewy
Co-Production Company: Blacksmith
World Sales: The Match Factory GmbH
Distributor: MUBI