In 1942, the young Jewish girl Misha, her Russian mother Gerusha and her German father Reuven hide from the Germans in a small house in Ardennes, Belgium. Misha is very connected to her mother that advises her that if one day a person comes to her saying "love of my life", she would follow him or her without any question. When her parents are captured by the Nazis, Misha is delivered to a German family and the abusive matriarch gives a bad treatment to the girl. However, she finds support in the family of Ernest and his deranged wife Marthe that supplies groceries to foster family. Misha loves Ernest's dogs and the old man gives a compass to her and tells that her parents have been sent to East to forced labor. When the old couple is denounced for sheltering the girl and arrested by the Germans, Misha flees through the woods heading east. Along her journey seeking out her parents...
Acting
Mathilde Goffart's feral physicality—she learned wolf behavior for months.
Cinematography
Ardennes forests shot like a Grimm nightmare, all shadow and moss.
Director
Véra Belmont
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Véra Belmont spent years developing this; the wolf sequences required Belgian animal trainers and strict welfare protocols that frustrated her desire for more visceral footage.
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