TITANE Q&A | TIFF 2021

The team behind TITANE in conversation with TIFF in advance of its premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. An automobile accident leaves disturbing consequences in this unflinching foray into human extremity from Julia Ducournau (Raw). The 46th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 9 to 18, 2021. For more, visit A violent automobile accident has left long-lasting repercussions: a child carries a titanium plate in their skull; a car-showroom model begins to exhibit sexual attraction to her wares; later, an unexpected pregnancy escalates to a horrific massacre; and a firefighter is reunited with a brutally bruised man who claims to be his long-lost son. As these episodes fuse in Julia Ducournau’s remarkable, Palme d’Or–winning follow-up to her memorable debut Raw (Midnight Madness ’16), a lurid premise emerges — one best discovered without any further expectations beyond the promise of exceptional performances, inspired provocations, and maverick fil