Directed by , famous for her audacious 2017 debut Revenge , "The Substance" is a 2024 satirical body horror film that caused a sensation following its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival , where Fargeat won the Best Screenplay award . The film was released theatrically in the United Kingdom and United States by the distributor Mubi on September 20, 2024.
The film mercilessly highlights the pressure on women to maintain unrealistic beauty standards.