Description
Maria, a young woman finds refuge in a house in the south of Chile after escaping from a sect of German religious fanatics. She is welcomed into the home by two pigs, the only inhabitants of the place. Like in a dream, the universe of the house reacts to Maria’s feelings. The animals transform slowly into humans and the house becomes a nightmarish world. Inspired on the actual case of Colonia Dignidad, “The Wolf House” masquerades as an animated fairy tale produced by the leader of the sect in order to indoctrinate its followers.
Reviews
“A creative tour de force whose endlessly fascinating visuals are deliberately seductive and repellent in equal measure. ”
—Hollywood Reporter
“The Wolf House gifts animation that strides the line between beautiful and grotesque, that builds and crumples as the camera rolls.”
—Screen International
“[the film] allows connections to be made with the children’s stories of the Grimm Brothers and the surreal impulse of Jan Svankmajer”
—Cine Vértigo
“The Wolf House succeeds on every level: as an innovative stop-motion animation film; as a disturbing horror film; as a commentary on Chilean history; and as a meditation on the rationalizations for and trauma of childhood abuse.”
—America Magazine
Festivals
68th Berlinale Forum Competition _Caligari Prize.
Annecy Festival 2018_Jury Distinction
Future Film Festival Bologna_Special Mention of the Jury
Quito Latin American Film Festival _Best Latin American Film
FID Marseille_GNCR PRIZE Special Mention
Monterrey International Film Festival_ Best International Animated Feature Film
Hollywood Film Festiva_Feature Film Silver Screen Winner of Chile.
L’Alternativa, Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona_ Award: Special Mention of the Jury
Antofacine Festival Internacional de Cine de Antofagasta _National Feature Film Public Award.
Transcinema International Film Festival_Best Film
Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana_Special Mention of
the Jury.
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