Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 98 minutes
Jacob believes he is a wolf trapped in a human body, a real-life condition called species dysphoria. After being sent to a clinic specialised in the disorder, he meets other animals and the enigmatic Wildcat. But will he be able to renounce his true self for love and deny the being inside?
Year of production : 2021 Director(s) : Nathalie BIANCHERI Cast : George MACKAY, Lily-Rose DEPP
Jacob believes he is a wolf trapped in a human body, a real-life condition known as species dysphoria. When his distraught family send him to a clinic which specialises in the treatment of the disorder, he meets the other patients - Duck, Panda, Horse, Parrot, Spider and German Shepherd - who all self-identify as another species.Together they are forced to undergo increasinglyextreme forms of “curative” therapies at the hands of The Zookeeper whose methods are unconventional and often cruel. The only respite to his ever growing restlessness is the enigmatic Wildcat with whom he roams the hospital in the dead of night. The two form an improbable friendship that develops into infatuation. But can he renounce his true self for love and will he ever be able to deny the being inside?
Country(ies) : IRELAND, POLAND
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