The world premiere ofMia Wasikowska’s new movie gave its Cannes audience too much to swallow.

By the time parents catch on, the teacher’s cult-like influence has taken root.

Despite the vocal reactions to the scene,Club Zeroreceived afive-minute standing ovation.

Actress Ksenia Devriendt, actor Luke Barker, Australian actress Mia Wasikowska, French actor Mathieu Demy, French actress Elsa Zylberstein, Austrian film director Jessica Hausner, Egyptian-British actor Amir El-Masry, actress Florence Baker and actress Gwen Currant arrive for the screening of the film “Club Zero” during the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 22, 2023

Ksenia Devriendt, Luke Barker, Mia Wasikowska, Mathieu Demy, Elsa Zylberstein, Jessica Hausner, Amir El-Masry, Florence Baker and Gwen Currant.VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images

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