Remember how Bel Powley sort of took the world by storm with her disarming turn in Marielle Heller’s The Diary of a Teenage Girl? Well, look out because she’s returning to the coming-of-age genre that helped put her on the map. By all accounts, though, Wildling promises to be a much darker affair. Directed by Fritz Böhm from a script he co-wrote with Florian Eder, the film feels like a thematic kissing cousin of Raw and Ginger Snaps. Read on for the official synopsis and check out an exciting trailer below: Wildling is a dark fantasy tale centered on young Anna (Bel Powley) who spends her entire childhood in a single room under the care of a mysterious man she only knows as "Daddy" (Brad...
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- 3/20/2018
- Screen Anarchy
As a habitat for unusual creatures, North America’s forests are perhaps best known for Bigfoot sightings, but German-born writer-director Fritz Bohm’s Wildling may be ready to give old Sasquatch a run for his money. Whether representing an unsettling allegory of adolescence or a fortuitous convergence of contemporary social issues, IFC Midnight’s April release will provide a new perspective on themes of female empowerment before carving out a unique niche in home-entertainment formats.
The Brothers Grimm, Roald Dahl and other dark fairytale and fantasy sources cast a long and benevolent shadow over Wildling, co-written by Bohm and Florian Eder (who also...
The Brothers Grimm, Roald Dahl and other dark fairytale and fantasy sources cast a long and benevolent shadow over Wildling, co-written by Bohm and Florian Eder (who also...
- 3/12/2018
- by Justin Lowe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
IFC Midnight has acquired the U.S. and Canadian rights to “Wildling” ahead of its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Festival. Directed by Fritz Böhm and written by Böhm and Florian Eder, the film stars Bel Powley, Liv Tyler and Brad Dourif. James Le Gros, Collin Kelly-Sordelet and Mike Faist also star. “Wildling” follows Anna (Powley), a woman who has spent her entire childhood locked in an attic, being cared for by a man whom she knows as Daddy. He tells her of a child-eating monster called the Wildling, and when she is freed from the attic, her nightmares of the Wildling return. Also...
- 2/7/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Sundance’s 2015 breakout starlet Bel Powley (The Diary Of A Teenage Girl) is bringing her star wattage to Wildling, an indie project dewscribed as an “elevated horror tale in the vein of vampire pic Let The Right One In” is set to begin filming at the end of the month. Deadline reports that Liv Tyler will co-produce and co-star as well. Brad Dourif and James LeGros complete the line-up. Maven Pictures’ Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler and Charlotte Ubben are producing.
Gist: Co-written by Böhm, Florian Eder and David C. Palmer, this centers on young Anna (Powley), who spends her entire childhood in a single room under the care of a mysterious man (Dourif) she only knows as “Daddy.” He makes her fear the “Outside” by telling her of the “Wildling,” a creature with sharp teeth and claws who roams about eating little children. At age 16, Anna is freed by small-town...
Gist: Co-written by Böhm, Florian Eder and David C. Palmer, this centers on young Anna (Powley), who spends her entire childhood in a single room under the care of a mysterious man (Dourif) she only knows as “Daddy.” He makes her fear the “Outside” by telling her of the “Wildling,” a creature with sharp teeth and claws who roams about eating little children. At age 16, Anna is freed by small-town...
- 10/6/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
In demand since her breakout role in Marielle Heller’s The Diary Of A Teenage Girl, Bel Powley is headed into the horror genre for the story of an urban legend that might be a little more real than people think. She’s joined the cast of Wilding.Fritz Bohm is directing the film from a script he wrote with Florian Eder and David C. Palmer. The story follows Anna (Powley), a young woman who spends her youth confined to a single room by a man she calls “Daddy” (Brad Dourif). He makes sure she doesn’t leave by telling her terrible tales of the outside world, and especially of the Wilding, a creature who roams the forest hunting and eating children. When she’s freed at the age of 16 by a local sheriff (Liv Tyler), she begins to experience what she’s missed all these years, and discovers that...
- 10/5/2015
- EmpireOnline
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