Ten years ago, Patrick (Benjamin Ramon) ran away right after impregnating Elaine (Louise Manteau) - and quite literally so, he ran off into the woods never to be seen again without even putting on his clothes again. Their offspring Martin (Victor Dieu) is now ten, and Elaine has done her best to bring him up properly - but of late, Martin has had some violent fits that also included biting his fellow students at school, which led to his suspension. Being at her wits' end, she decides to take Martin to his grandparents on his father's side (Marja-Leena Junker, Jules Werner), rich landowners Elaine originally never wanted to have anything to do with, let alone lean on them, and thus has never even told him they had a grandson. However, when she presents Martin to them, they welcome him - and her - with open arms. And they're not the least surprised learning about Martin's violent outbursts and really seem to have an answer for everything concerning the boy. However, their ways to counteract his violent fits prove to be pretty harsh, and when Elaine finds Martin muzzled, chained up and in a strait jacket one day, she's shocked enough to take the boy and leave on the spot. Only when they're home though does Elaine realize Martin has gotten worse though, best evidenced when he bites her hand. So it's back to the grandparents where she learns Martin is actually turning into a wolf - something that can be treated though with the right medication and right diet. Elaine lets the grandparents take over. However when she finds out what the diet is and how it's obtained, it occurs to her that she has made the dead wrong choice ...

Wolfkin sure presents its audience with a very original take on its werewolf premise, and its slowburn approach that allows for many an interesting narrative undercurrent sure gets out of the subgenre's comfort zone - to very satisfying results at that, too. So it's really horror blended with social commentary and character study, with plenty of twists and turns to never lose the audience's interest, while grounded performances by all of the involved keep the thing relatable - and make this into a rather enjoyably unusual piece of genre cinema.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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