Welp (2014)

Over-imaginative 12 year-old Sam heads off to the woods to summer scout camp with his pack convinced he will encounter a monster...and he does.

Director:

Jonas Govaerts

Writers:

Roel Mondelaers (scenario), Jonas Govaerts (scenario)

Stars:

Maurice Luijten, Evelien Bosmans, Titus De Voogdt

8 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maurice Luijten	...	Sam
Evelien Bosmans	...	Jasmijn
Titus De Voogdt	...	Kris
Stef Aerts	...	Peter
Jan Hammenecker	...	Stroper
Gill Eeckelaert	...	Kai
Noa Tambwe Kabati	...	David
Ricko Otto	...	Dieter
Louis Lemmens	...	Dries
Thomas De Smet	...	Steven
Pieter De Brabandere	...	Boris
Jessie Tweepenninckx	...	Rilatimmy
Isah De Zutter	...	Michaël
Hauke Geirnaert	...	Jesse
Ebe Meynckens	...	Bas

Storyline

Sam, 12, is in trouble: his entire "Pathfinder" scout troop picks on him - and worse. The leader, Peter, is the worst of all. He seems to find a sadistic pleasure in humiliating Sam. This year's trip is to a woods near the French border where a curious legend named Kai is said, around the campfire, to make mischief. But when Sam finds that Kai is no legend and that he makes more than mischief, no one believes him.

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Plot Keywords:

boy scout | woods | camp | flanders | child protagonist | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Belgium

Language:

Flemish French Dutch

Release Date:

29 October 2014 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Cub

Filming Locations:

Ardennes, Wallonia, Belgium

Company Credits

Production Co:

Potemkino,Submarine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many were surprised when the Belgian film ratings board gave this horror film an "all ages" rating. The Flemish Boys Scouts movement in particular took exception to this move, urging parents not to take their children to such an intense film. The film's producers too were very surprised by the movie's rating.

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Goofs

After Jasmijn is trapped, Sam finds her scarf on the ground. Later in the movie she's wearing the scarf again.

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Crazy Credits

"No animals or kids were harmed during the shoot if this motion picture."

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Connections

Featured in Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema (2016)

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Soundtracks

't Keteltje
Performed by Babyface & Terminator & Babyface Terminator
Written by Younes Faltakh & Ben Younes Zahnoun

User Reviews

Cub was an enjoyable movie, and worth a watch.

Cub was a captivating movie, filled with building but nicely crafted suspense. I felt at times that the plot was somewhat predictable, but I still enjoyed myself throughout the movie. The movie itself remains true to the horror genre, whilst mildly delving into the themes of puberty and social acceptance. The movie also packs a satisfying amount of gore, and doesn't blow all of it's atmosphere on pointless jump scares.

The movie does, however, follow some trends and themes set by other movies (which removes from it's originality in my opinion). Most of the characters are also very easy to dislike.

Overall, I would say that this movie is enjoyable and worth a watch, and I applaud it for it's independence and how refreshing it is compared to some of the current horror films around.