Wolf at the Door
Taut...an utterly compelling and indelible drama.
A Wolf at the Door
Set in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro and based on real events, A WOLF AT THE DOOR is a nerve-rattling tale of a kidnapped child and the terror of the parents left behind. When Sylvia (Fabíula Nascimento) discovers her six-year-old daughter has been picked up at school by an unknown woman, police summon her husband Bernardo (Milhem Cortaz) to the station for questioning. There Bernardo confesses his extra-marital affair with the beautiful young Rosa (Leandra Leal), whom detectives believe to be involved in the kidnapping. Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Coimbra's suspenseful debut feature captures the heightened anxiety of every parent’s worst nightmare, casting a light upon the cruelties of which humans are capable.
Winner - Best Director, Guadalajara Film Festival
Winner - Best First Film, Havana Film Festival
Winner - Best Director & Best Film, Miami Film Festival
Winner - Best Director & Best Actress, Rio de Janeiro Film Festival
Winner - Horizons Award, San Sebastian Film Festival
“A powerful, tragic, and rewarding thriller." Adam Patterson, FilmPulse
"It's an utterly compelling and indelible drama." Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter
"This film stuck with me hours after watching it. For hours, all I could think of was humanity and the depravity we cause each other, and for what?” Angela David, Lost in Reviews
"A Wolf at the Door hits like a sledgehammer. Seriously, it's the only SXSW screening I attended this year where, once the movie ended and the credits rolled, nobody got up to leave right away. Everyone just sat there, in silence, stunned and rattled." Tara Aquino and Matt Barone, Complex Magazine
"Eerily inspired by real events, A Wolf at the Door presents us with every parent's worst nightmare, which unfolds in a methodical pacing that is as menacing as the creeping camera zooms... the masterful unfolding of the narrative pieces will most likely win [the film] some critical acclaim. Rating: 8/10, - Don Simpson, Smells Like Screen Spirit
"WOLF starts out as a whodunnit and quickly shifts to we-know-who-done-it but WHY? and, just when the storm starts to settle, WOLF flips with a thunderbolt of surprises to a devastating finale." Chase Whale, Twitch
Winner - Best Director, Guadalajara Film Festival
Winner - Best First Film, Havana Film Festival
Winner - Best Director & Best Film, Miami Film Festival
Winner - Best Director & Best Actress, Rio de Janeiro Film Festival
Winner - Horizons Award, San Sebastian Film Festival
“A powerful, tragic, and rewarding thriller." Adam Patterson, FilmPulse
"It's an utterly compelling and indelible drama." Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter
"This film stuck with me hours after watching it. For hours, all I could think of was humanity and the depravity we cause each other, and for what?” Angela David, Lost in Reviews
"A Wolf at the Door hits like a sledgehammer. Seriously, it's the only SXSW screening I attended this year where, once the movie ended and the credits rolled, nobody got up to leave right away. Everyone just sat there, in silence, stunned and rattled." Tara Aquino and Matt Barone, Complex Magazine
"Eerily inspired by real events, A Wolf at the Door presents us with every parent's worst nightmare, which unfolds in a methodical pacing that is as menacing as the creeping camera zooms... the masterful unfolding of the narrative pieces will most likely win [the film] some critical acclaim. Rating: 8/10, - Don Simpson, Smells Like Screen Spirit
"WOLF starts out as a whodunnit and quickly shifts to we-know-who-done-it but WHY? and, just when the storm starts to settle, WOLF flips with a thunderbolt of surprises to a devastating finale." Chase Whale, Twitch
Genre
Crime,
Drama,
Thriller/Suspense
Runtime
105
Language
Portuguese
Director
Fernando Coimbra
Cast
Fabíola Nascimento,
Milhem Cortaz
FEATURED REVIEW
Roger Moore, Tribune News Service
“A Wolf at the Door” arrives in American cinemas, a hot and surprising Brazilian thriller delivered here hot on the heels of the Brazilian World Cup.It’s a kidnapping mystery in which a police inspector tries to figure out who might have picked up a child that wasn’t her own from a Rio de Janeiro ...
Played at
Lumiere Music Hall 3.27.15 - 4.02.15
Playhouse 7 3.27.15 - 4.02.15
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