故事开始于1937年,年轻的乔伊(弗吉尼亚·麦肯娜 Virginia McKenna 饰)前往肯尼亚度假,在肯尼亚热带森林里,乔伊目睹了各种各样的珍奇异兽,这些灵动的生命深深的吸引了乔伊,她果断的和丈夫离了婚,嫁给了当地的禁猎监督管乔治(比尔·特拉弗斯 Bill Travers 饰),就此留在了这片神奇的土地之上。
一天,乔治在巡逻期间遭到了一头母狮的攻击,为了保命,乔治不得不开枪击毙了母狮,之后,他发现母狮留下了三只无人照料的小狮子,于是,乔治将其中两只比较健康的送到了动物园,剩下一只体弱多病的留给了乔伊照料,夫妻两人给它取名艾尔莎,就这样,艾尔莎成为了两人真正的孩子。
“Lobo Feroz is a loose, revitalised adaptation of Big Bad Wolves. There were many changes that we made when you compare it to the original, given that we added new characters, plot strands and locations, and we introduced and fleshed out new themes teetering between dark comedy and police thriller. The film questions one’s principles, human behaviour and how ambiguous it can be,” the director explained to Cineuropa. “I’m very happy to be able to work with a dream Spanish cast, where everyone demonstrates their enormous talent and commitment in every scene and through every single detail.”
The screenplay for the movie – written by Juan Manuel Foode Roma and Eva María Alonso Moreno – follows a police officer on the fringes of the law and a woman seeking revenge. Their paths cross, as they are obsessed with discovering the identity of the murderer behind a string of brutal crimes involving various girls. They are both willing to do whatever it takes to secure a confession, even though they will have to take the law into their own hands in order to do so. At the same time, a model detective will do his utmost to avoid irreparable errors being made and to ensure that this desperate search for the truth does not transform into the fiercest of wolves.