The Substance

Tip from Laura

A visual sledgehammer - very weird, very wild and, like the best (body) horror, brutally confronting you with your own fears. You come out of the cinema a little different.

‘Elisabeth (Demi Moore) was once a celebrated actress. Now she's not even good enough for her own fitness programme. She's too old, says the TV boss (Dennis Quaid). So a special remedy comes in handy, with which she creates a new, younger self called Sue (Margaret Qualley). The catch is that the two versions share their lifetimes - and Sue doesn't think much of sharing. Feminist-satirical body horror.’ (Munich Film Festival)