Movie

Wolf Girl

2001 · 97 min

A melancholic, eerie fable about a girl's desperate wish to be normal, turning into a dark and tragic transformation.

Tagline: Beauty is only skin deep.
Overview: Tara Talbot is afflicted with the rare genetic condition hypertrichosis: she is covered head to toe in hair. She lives her life in Harley Dune's Travelling Freak Show, on display as the 'Terrifying Wolf Girl', but underneath she is just a teenage girl who longs to be normal.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, eerie and campy. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, coming-of-age, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
coming-of-age
betrayal
survival
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild