Titane (2021)

Titane (2021) is a brutal, boundary-pushing drama-horror with a faint sci‑fi edge about trauma, identity and the strange, fierce ways people try to belong. After a childhood car accident leaves Alexia with a titanium plate in her skull, she grows into a volatile, sexually charged young woman who develops an obsessive relationship with cars and a talent for violence. When a series of grisly crimes shakes the city, fire chief Vincent — still grieving a son missing for ten years — encounters a bruised, silent stranger who insists on becoming part of his life. What follows is a dangerous, unexpected attempt at connection that blurs roles of parent and child, human and machine. Seeing Titane is an intense, unsettling experience: the film mixes shockingly visceral body‑horror images with moments of aching tenderness. Expect muscular, kinetic camerawork, a pulsing soundtrack, abrupt tonal shifts between brutality and intimacy, and performances that hold your attention even as the story unsettles you. The movie interrogates gender, desire and family in ways that are often transgressive, at times surreal and occasionally darkly humorous. Content warning: graphic violence, explicit sexual content, and disturbing body‑horror imagery. This is a challenging, provocative film designed to provoke strong emotional reactions rather than comfort.

Actors: Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier

Director: Julia Ducournau

Runtime: 108 min

Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

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