在充满狂乱且略带忧伤的夜晚,一对夫妇痛失可爱的幼子尼克。这件事给他们以莫大的打击,也让这段原本便矛盾暗生的婚姻走向崩溃边缘。妻子(夏洛特?甘斯布 Charlotte Gainsbourg 饰)久久沉浸悲痛中无法自拔,身为心理咨询师丈夫(威廉?达福 Willem Dafoe 饰)一方面希望弥合破裂的婚姻,另一方面试图通过心理疏导让妻子忘记过去。最终,他们决定前往位于伊登(Eden)森林的小木屋中缓释心情。此前一年,女人曾带着尼克在此撰写一篇关于基督和反女性的论文,过往的回忆让重蹈此地的她紧张慌乱。心理治疗在焦灼烦躁的情绪中进行,夫妻俩没有找到渴望已久的光明,反而堕入更加无边的黑暗之中……
本片荣获2009年戛纳电影节最佳女主角奖(Charlotte Gainsbourg)。
“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.