Bones and All, the grisly horror romance that reportedly had cinema-goers fainting, is now available to stream free on Prime Video. Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, best known for 2017's Call Me By Your Name, the film stars Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell.
Based on Camille DeAngelis' 2015 novel of the same name, the R-rated story follows two young cannibals who fall in love while struggling with their uncontrollable urge to eat human flesh. Maren (Russell) sets out to find her mother and forms an unlikely alliance with fellow cannibal Lee (Chalamet), while an older eater named Sully becomes obsessed with her. The film has been described as a horror version of Romeo and Juliet.
Now streaming on Prime Video, the platform teases: "In a world that cannot abide who they truly are, a young woman who is learning how to survive on the margins of society and an intense, disenfranchised drifter embark upon a road trip, searching for identity and chasing beauty in a perilous world."
The film holds an 82% score on Rotten Tomatoes, with one reviewer calling it "the most creepy, atmospheric, and yet beautiful movie I have ever seen". Another wrote: "A truly twisted Romeo and Juliet story that horrifies you and pulls on the heart strings at the same time." On IMDB, it scores 6.8/10, with one viewer warning: "It's not for the faint of heart."
Director Guadagnino told the Irish Times in 2022: "I heard about people fainting and some people also throwing up, some screaming." Despite its cult following and Russell winning Best Young Actress at the Venice Film Festival, the film grossed only $15.2million worldwide against a reported $16-20million budget.
