Episode 10: We Are What We Are (2010) & Raw (2016)

Welcome to episode 10 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we combine two films to create something far greater than the sum of their parts.This week we are exploring the horrors of cannibalism –  a subject that was once regarded as one of the ultimate cinematic taboos but which has now become  a strangely prevalent sub-genre , and one that is used as a metaphor for anything from class and social division to sexual awakening. First up we have our inaugural Mexican film of the series, with Jorge Michel Grau’s We Are What We Are from 2010. Set in an impoverished barrio of Mexico City, the film follows a family of cannibals adapting to a new way of life after the death of their patriarchAnd after that we head over to France for Raw from 2016, the feature debut from multi award winning director Julia Ducornau, which follows the cannibalistic awakenings of a young girl in her first week at UniversityBoth of this weeks films have much to say about the nature of humanity, family relationships, sexuality, transgression and metamorphosis, and along the journey we will also be falling down a few rabbit holes and discussing cannibalism in history,  literature and cinema, so you may not want to be eating as you listen to this one.SocialsIG: thehorrordoublebillemail: [email protected] by Justin Parker:IG: jpkr_illustrationKatie of the Night YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@KatieoftheNightReferencesThis was a very heavily researched episode and I ran out of room to list them all in the podcast description, so for a full list of references used please refer to the video notes on the YouTube video, which can be found here: https://youtu.be/TTTRxdf_ILEInstagram: @thehorrordoublebillemail: [email protected]: @thehorrordoublebillartwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)