The Substance starring Demi Moore: what is known about the "almost perfect" horror, which received 13-minute applause in Cannes

Movie distributor MUBI has unveiled the first full trailer for the feature film The Substance starring Demi Moore. The horror was first shown at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024, where it won the award for best screenplay and received 13 minutes of applause.

In the trailer, the main idea of the tape is revealed a little wider. The movie is set to release this fall. Demi Moore, who is often praised for her incredible look at 61, will play a woman afraid of age-related changes.

What The Substance is about

The tape is filmed in the style of "body horror". The audience will be scared not by ghosts, tense plot twists and screamers, but by changes in the human body. The trailer showed how experiments with DNA turn into horrifying changes in the eyes, back and other parts of Demi Moore's body.

The Substance will tell the story of a 50-year-old aerobics star who has lost popularity and demand because of her age. Producers advise her to admit aging, but suddenly there is a way out on the horizon - a substance that allows you to regain your youth.

She decides to go for it, but the effect doesn't last long. The main character's dependence on youth eventually leads to terrible consequences and a split personality.

"Have you ever dreamed of a better version of yourself?" the movie description reads.

Critics' reaction

The first reviews of The Substance after the premiere of the movie in Cannes brought the tape a solid score of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. The media said it was an "almost perfect" horror.

The drama will appear in cinemas only in a month. However, it stll received 7.8 out of 10 possible points just for the trailer on IMDd.

One viewer's review says, "The Substance looks great. The shots, music, editing, production design, and even the costumes are well thought out. The decisions made by the characters are clear - they are the result of their determination to achieve goals. I also enjoyed Demi Moore's performance. It's definitely the high point of her career. Probably the most talked about part of this movie is the blood and horror elements. Yes, I have to admit that this movie is quite extreme and some viewers may find it hard to watch."

As we wrote above, the film won the prestigious Best Narrative Feature award at Cannes and was applauded for 13 minutes straight at its premiere. This was the best result this year, wrote Deadline.

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