When fitness star (Demi Moore) turns 50, the executives of the station that broadcasts her show decide to replace her with a younger coach. The devastated Elizabeth, however, receives an offer from a mysterious laboratory which developed the titular substance – promising that it will make her younger and prettier.
Cannes IFF 2024 – Best Screenplay
Coralie Fargeat (born 1976) is a French film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 2017 debut feature film Revenge, for which she received awards from independent film festivals across the world. Fargeat lists David Cronenberg, John Carpenter, David Lynch, and Michael Haneke as filmmakers who have influenced her, as well as crediting several South Korean filmmakers as stylistic inspiration.
2014 Reality+ (short)
2017 Zemsta / Revenge
2024 Substancja / The Substance