**_A World War II political allegory/fairy tale/coming of age drama wrapped up in a horror aesthetic that works exceptionally well_** >_Everything that was not connected with the immediate task of keeping oneself and one's closest friends alive lost its value. Everything was sacrificed to this end. A man's character became involved to the point that he was caught in a mental turmoil which threatened all the…
Werewolf (2019)
Liberation was just the beginning...
Summer of 1945. A temporary orphanage is established in an abandoned palace surrounded by forests for the eight children liberated from the Gross-Rosen camp. Hanka, also a former inmate, becomes their guardian. After the atrocities of the camp, the protagonists slowly begin to regain what is left of their childhood but the horror returns quickly. Camp Alsatians roam the forests around. Released by the SS earlier on, they have gone feral and are starving. Looking for food they besiege the palace. The children are terrified and their camp survival instinct is triggered.
Top Cast
Nicolas Przygoda
Janek
Kamil Polnisiak
Władek
Sonia Mietielica
Hanka
Werner Daehn
SS Man
Danuta Stenka
Jadwiga
Jakub Syska
Siwi
Helena Mazur
Ruda
Krzysztof Durski
Czarny
Maksymilian Balcerowski
Chudy
Julia Ślusarczyk
Duża
Matylda Ignasiak
Mał
Lonka Eugeniusz
Drive
Radosław Chrześciański
Red Army
Wojciech Namiotko
Krępak
Oleh Scherbyna
Lonka
Reviews
A lot of care and craftsmanship have gone into Adrian Panek’s film, instead of merely taking a gruesome premise and throwing it to the wolves. Combining wartime drama and survival horror, ‘Werewolf’ is a thoughtfully understated and quietly powerful film. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-werewolf-struggling-for-survival-in-post-war-poland
If ever a film demonstrated man's inhumanity to man, this has to be up there. Here we have a few half starved kids so terrified of their Nazi guards that they perform automatic, humiliating tasks just to get through each day. You get the distinct impression that they have never known any other kind of life. Once their camp has been liberated and they are effectively abandoned, they take a chance to bond together in…
FAQ about Werewolf
What is Werewolf about?
Summer of 1945. A temporary orphanage is established in an abandoned palace surrounded by forests for the eight children liberated from the Gross-Rosen camp. Hanka, also a former inmate, becomes their guardian. After the atrocities of the camp, the protagonists slowly begin to…
When was Werewolf released?
Werewolf was released in 2019.
What genres does Werewolf belong to?
Werewolf is categorised as Horror, War, History.
Who stars in Werewolf?
The cast of Werewolf includes Nicolas Przygoda, Kamil Polnisiak, Sonia Mietielica, Werner Daehn, Danuta Stenka.