A good movie can bring an audience to tears or inspire uncontrollable bouts of belly-laughing.

For a horror film at the Toronto Film Festival about a vegetarian鈥檚 budding appetite for human flesh, the crowd鈥檚 reaction was a tad more visceral.

At least two movie-goers became physically ill at a midnight screening of 鈥淩aw,鈥� a French-language film that follows the 鈥渃annibalistic coming of age鈥� of a shy veterinarian college student, according to the .

A TIFF spokesperson confirmed that two people felt 鈥渦nwell鈥� at the Ryerson Theatre early Tuesday and one viewer required assistance from Emergency Medical Services.

"Incidents like this sometimes happen at TIFF screenings,鈥� said Jennifer Bell, vice president of marketing, communications, digital media and creative for the festival.

鈥淭he safety and security of all our patrons and guests is a priority for TIFF and any situation where an audience member is feeling unwell is handled with care and due professionalism by our venue teams.鈥�

The incident quickly drew comparisons to screenings of horror classic 鈥淭he Exorcist,鈥� which caused many audience members to become physically ill when it hit theatres in 1973. Others suggested it was similar to 鈥�127 Hours,鈥� which includes a scene in which James Franco saws off his arm, based on the real life story of Aron Ralston.

TIFF did not comment on what precisely may have caused audience members to feel queasy, but a description of the film on TIFF鈥檚 website says 鈥渢he outcome may prove disturbing even for seasoned horror fans.鈥�

鈥淩aw鈥� is the first feature film by French writer-director Julia Ducournau. Early reviews have applauded the movie鈥檚 iconoclastic representation of women in horror films and its gory take on womanhood.

Plenty of viewers who sat through the film, part of TIFF鈥檚 鈥淢idnight Madness鈥� horror series, described the movie鈥檚 shock value.