It’s probably not a good idea to watch the Red Band trailer for Julia Ducournau’s “Raw” with a full stomach. The newly released spot for the horror film features absolutely no dialogue, but leaves a major impression nonetheless. The kind of impression that will haunt your dreams and may very well cause you to gag. There’s lots and lots of blood, and an unforgettable moment with raw chicken breast.

Since its World Premiere at Cannes Critics’ Week, “Raw” has left a major mark on both critics and audiences. The critically acclaimed film made headlines back in September at the Toronto International Film Festival, where multiple audience members passed out during screenings, overwhelmed by the film’s realistic gore.

“Raw” centers on Justine (Garance Marillier), a gifted student training to be a vet. After reluctantly trying meat during a hazing ritual, vegetarian Justine is left with an insatiable appetite for meat — and her impulse to consume flesh escalates to a degree that’s not only socially unacceptable, but illegal. Basically, Justine goes from abstaining from eating animals to fighting the irresistible urge to eat humans. “Raw” is a surprisingly moving cannibal coming-of-age story.

“With ‘Raw,’ I set myself the challenge of shifting the audience’s moral standards throughout the film,” Ducournau told Women and Hollywood. “I wanted the audience to feel empathy for a character that is becoming a monster in their eyes,” she explained. “It sounds twisted, but I believe that the building of a moral identity comes with the acknowledgement of tendencies that we qualify as monstrous or evil. I often ask myself, for example, ‘What’s the difference between me and someone who kills?’ I wanted to disturb the audience in that way.”

“Raw” marks Ducournau’s debut feature film. The writer and director’s previous credits include “Mange,” a television movie, and “Junior,” a short that played at Cannes in 2011.

“Raw” opens in theaters March 10. Check out the grotesque trailer below.