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Follows a young boy who runs away from home in the search of his estranged mother.
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
2019 Directed by Martin Krejčí
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Jaeden Martell Sophie Giannamore John Turturro Eve Hewson Chris Messina Michelle Wilson Chloë Sevigny Stephen McKinley Henderson Melissa Mandisa Colin Patrick Farrell Kate Thulin Bob Rusch Doug Crane Caitlyn Stephenson J.J. Alfieri Joshua R. Aragon Chris Drexel Michael Alan Collette Greg Hinaman Scott Matheny Perris K. Fortson Margo Davis Bill Smith Katherine Fudge Dominic Mendez Nathaniel William Wilkins Christopher Fortin Sheri Fairchild Ashley Szczerbacki Show All…
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Teulu eodeubencheo obeu ulpeuboi, Przygody mlodego wilkolaka, The Adventures of Wolfboy
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I rented this because I read there was a trans character and the story looked potentially interesting, but like...this is an actual movie with heart and personality, WOW. It feels very YA in certain ways, but they happen to be ways I really liked when I was a teen and still have a soft spot for now. Amazed to find out this wasn't based on a book, in the best way possible. And finding out that the screenwriter is trans too?? Someone like me wrote a movie this good? Whew. Today is a good day.
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"God bless all the stupid children" - best line of the film!
An adorable premisse with adorable actors, this film has some great moments, mainly during its last act! The pair of protagonist is great and their stories are beautiful and touching. And all of that is maximized be amazing music! At the same time, the flow of the film felt so unequal and abrupt at times! The "freak show" arc appeared out of thin air and felt too rushed. Besides, that's so overused! Too bad they dragged this arc almost throughout the whole movie. Another problem: the jumps that finished scenes with no real conclusion and characters that vanished suddenly also annoyed me! But it was a worthy experience nonetheless.
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This has plenty o’ issues but imma give this 5/5 simply because I could watch a trans girl hitting her bigot mom in the head with a two by four all damn day.
Like a fairy tale YA I would have read and cherished as a kid. Would have been my favorite goddamn movie as a kid. John Turturro is a gift of a human. TRANS SCREENWRITER. TRANS ACTRESS PLAYING A TRANS CHARACTER. Cute and off kilter and odd and lovely. A little hiccupy and doesn’t quite stick the landing buuuuuuuuuut see above. I want twenty more movies like this please and thank.
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This film felt like a fairy tale with a modern twist. It's a breath of fresh air with it's approach and I liked the music and loved the gorgeous illustrations used for the different story chapters, but I did feel like there was something missing that I couldn't seem to point my finger on.
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“I don’t want to meet others like me.”
-“Why?”
“Because I hate me”Screened @ 2019 Buffalo Film Fest
This was actually really good. It had a strong message all the way through. I have to commend the writer and especially the EDITOR for fitting a full, interesting story into 88 minutes and not making it feel rushed when it seems like everything else these days is needlessly stretched out to 2.5 hours
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Right when you get to the point of hating yourself and thinking about how you need to stop smoking weed, John Turturro shows up and (almost) makes deciding to watch this movie pay off. He’s my wolfboy.
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this was the most unexpected trans representation i've seen in a movie but also surprisingly well done
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A dramatic coming-of-age take on "what if there really was a wolfboy for real?" It's actually pretty good. An honest story about getting over the things that make us different and learning to love ourselves no matter who we may be.
This reminds me a lot of The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot - the title is a bit deceptive and it's way more dramatic than most are probably expecting. But it's still a good film, the drama works well and the story is heartfelt and endearing.
The make-up in this is excellent! Jaeden Lieberher is completely convincing as the Wolfboy.
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Martin Krejčí’s drama. Paul (Jaeden Martell), a young boy with an affliction that causes hair to grow all over his body, runs away from home to seek out the mother he never knew.
The story concerns young Paul (Jaeden Martell) who exists an inaccessible life due to his infrequent inherited hypertrichosis, and escapes from home on his 13th birthday to locate the mother he's on no occasion encountered.
Jaeden Martell gives a good performance in his role as Paul, the young boy who has just turned a teenager. He is determined to make sure he meets his mother who he has never seen, but also has to be wary of his condition which results in werewolf-like fur.
Elsewhere, there are…
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Well first of all shoutout to The True Adventures of Wolfboy for actually casting a trans women actress as a trans women. Sophie Giannamore is really great, she’s really likable and her performance feels very raw as well! Jaeden Martell is also pretty great as well, he does a very solid job as the Wolfboy. What I honestly was not expecting from this movie was for it to be a coming of age movie. The movie did that pretty well, sure it might not be the perfect coming of age film as it does run into a few familiar elements but for the most part it kept things fresh and very interesting, what really makes this film standout is the…