Jacob, a man who believes he is a wolf trapped in a human body, is sent to a clinic by his family where he is forced to undergo increasingly extreme forms of "curative" therapies at the hands of The Zookeeper. Jacob’s only solace is the enigmatic wildcat with whom he roams the hospital in the dead of night. The two form an improbable friendship that develops into infatuation.
- Released: 2021-12-03
- Runtime: 98 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thrillers
- Stars: George MacKay, Lily-Rose Depp, Paddy Considine, Fionn O'Shea, Lola Petticrew, Senan Jennings, Darragh Shannon, Elisa Fionuir, Amy Macken, Helen Behan, Shelley Atkinson
- Director: Nathalie Biancheri
Comments
- dlmiley - 17 September 2023
Ridiculous and mind-numbingly boring
Ridiculous and mind-numbingly boring story about a boy (George MacKay) who thinks he is a wolf. He is sent to a psychiatric facility run by the sophomorically named Dr. Mann (Paddy Constadine). MacKay's character encounters Lily-Rose Depp who thinks she is a wildcat. Paddy Constadine's character is unbelievably cruel to all of the inmates and the other members of the facility seem to have taken direction from author of "The Snake Pit". First time direction by Nathalie Biancheri shows that she needs a lot of work as this effort is sub-par at best. And while the actors try their best with poorly written material, they cannot save this rotten film. Avoid disappointment and skip this one. 4/10. - caseypthompson - 19 September 2022
Was headed somewhere, and then didn't
I think I sort of get the premise of the storyline...or at least what they were aiming for, but it did NOT reach for anything inside of me that was anywhere near emotional except feeling mad. There are people with many dysphoria issues, some of are which are connected to animals. However, it was dark, and not in a way that leaves you going "wow, that was intense". Instead your just left sad, confused and without any real ending. I almost had wished the writer threw in something supernatural and the dude really did become a wolf because then at least there would've been redemption for the awful plot, writing and acting.
Instead it merely sat on the edge of being traumatic, abusive and trite.
I like dark arthouse films, but only if I'm left feeling... something.
My own art is dark and surreal and I'm drawn to these sort of films. But, Wolf was poorly done and it could've been more.
I just felt my own traumas come forth and not in a tangible and relating way. It just made me angry and then irritated at the lack of conclusion.
Sorry, not a win here. - RebeccaReviews - 2 April 2022
YES!
I loved it. The characterisation was fantastic. You can tell the actors put a lot of research and thought into the characters. I liked the script too. I did think one part was cringe however, it makes you question what is right and what is wrong.
