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.
Acting
MacKay's committed physicality—dude seriously studied wolves for months.
Direction
Biancheri walks the razor's edge between empathetic and exploitative.
Cinematography
Creeping hallways that feel like they're closing in on your throat.
Director
Nathalie Biancheri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
MacKay worked with a movement coach for six months, studying wolf behavior at sanctuaries. He refused to break character between takes.
The film sparked fierce debate in the therian/otherkin community—some praised its empathy, others felt it pathologized identity experiences that aren't mental illness. Biancheri insisted she wasn't making a 'disorder movie.'
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