Single mother Elaine is disturbed by her son Martin's aggressive behaviour, she visits his late father's estranged family in small-town Luxembourg, which hides a much darker nature. When she realizes that Martin could become like them, Elaine is forced into a desperate fight for her son's future.
狼孩, 울프킨, Wilczy klan, Az első áldozás, Comunión de sangre
UK Frightfest 
Indonesia Jakarta World Cinema Week 
FinlandK-18 
Italy 
Argentina+16 
USA 
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this is just wolf children (2012) if you added the in-laws
A different take on the werewolf genre, a bit of a coming of age horror drama (more drama than horror), resembles a bit with Raw or Teddy sometimes, but with more fur and way less effectiveness on its message imo.
It's a bit slow, although beautifully shot and acted, but I just couldn't get fully into it, for example, they could went a lot deeper in that family's behaviors and traditions, there was a lot there to be explored, so for me it was a missed opportunity.
So slow I fell into a reverie through most of it. I perked up when I realized it was almost over. There was actual action on screen and it looked good for a climactic event. The action didn’t take long. After it was over, the movie went on some more, more or less headed to final credits... but not before taking time for a few more extended closeups of a character whose expression hadn’t changed since the first scene.
I couldn’t tell you what she felt about anything that happened, even that time her kid turned into a wolf-thing right before her eyes.
How can a werewolf movie be an insomnia cure? I don’t know, but this is. Doze away.
The production values are good and there’s a fine horror tale in here, but this story could have been told in half the time with twice the impact.
Recommended if you want an excruciatingly slow-paced werewolf movie
Dude, what sort of mom has her son suck on her fingers like that? Weird and incesty, especially with a lack of a dad in the picture(plus germs!).
I got French blood too but I only will high-five and hold my mom’s hands at most.
Not a groundbreaking idea/plot by any means but it was still laid out well! Predictable but an entertaining story. Wish there was more werewolf screen time.
Good score! Great angles and shots. I really liked the cool colors they used. The cinematography was very beautiful. Especially the nudey scenes when she met her hubby, the colors they used in that moment were really fantastic. So French.
Stellar acting by the whole cast! The kid did…
Over-simplified and worn-out ideas about hereditarial and generational trauma/baggage/burdens/illnesses/blh blah blah. And narratively it is all achieved in very silly ways.
Woof.
It's Raw but for the boys
I understand what they went for in this, but I just couldn't get fully into it.
Although there were some things that I thought worked work well. The more dramatic tone and less of a horror story was interesting. I thought the acting was great all around. The cinematography and lighting can make or break a movie for me, and this one was saved by it. To me it was the most interesting part of the film.
Some things aren't explained with much detail, which I what felt would've helped this. Mainly I wish they dove deeper into the family's backstory. Maybe then I would've felt a little more invested. Also what's with Martin sucking on his Mom's fingers so…
Another werewolf story used to explore motherhood and the limits (if any) of love and protectiveness. The last ten years have brought the outrageous Good Manners, the capable Blood Moon and Wildling, and this tough, often startling look at family, tradition, and blood lust.
The focus is on Elaine, a single mom who lets 10-year-old Martin use her index finger as a pacifier; as played by Louise Manteau, it almost seems reasonable. Manteau shows her trepidation and exhaustion in dealing with an increasingly violent kid. Her Elaine lives in doubt and commitment.
Director Jacques Molitor’s shooting is generally unimposing, and that throws his most eye-popping images into relief. What Elaine finds when she follows Martin into a basement, her cunningly…
a Luxembourg horror film for our 30 countries of horror challenge '26 !
this was.... interesting! i think theres been a lotttt of horror especially monster horror about motherhood & the limits to love & all that!! honestly, with those themes in mind it was all.. a little nothingburger... like oh.. go girl give us nothing! which is to say, i dont think this is a major stand out in that genre for anything other than the fact that the mother & her ten yr old son had a very odd relationship. honestly it was so jarring that we thought about turning this off after the 2nd time she stuck her finger in her sons mouth. yes it happens more than twice. probably…
The moral of the story: don't fuck without protection with some random werewolf guy from your local forest, or else you'll end up being a mother of some little psychopath (that will eat your future boyfriend???? Because you let him do so??????). Stay safe you guys.
I literally ended this shit just to write a review here😭
Wolfkin was pretty good, but do you know what French werewolf movie is better? Good Manners! Well that’s just a remake of a better werewolf movie, Curse of the Werewolf!
