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The True Adventures of Wolfboy
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Wikipedia article
'The True Adventures of Wolfboy' is a 2019 American coming-of-age film directed by Martin Krej and written by Olivia Dufault. The film stars Jaeden Martell, Chris Messina, Eve Hewson, Chlo Sevigny, John Turturro, Nick Pulinski, and introducing Sophie Giannamore as Artistiana. It tells the story of a teenage boy with hypertrichosis who leaves home to find his mother while befriending a "mermaid" transgender girl.
It had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on July 2, 2019, and was released on October 30, 2020, by Vertical Entertainment.
Premise
A teenage boy named Paul Harker (Jaeden Martell) has a skin condition that causes his skin to grow werewolf-like fur and hair all around it. He runs away from home and his father Denny (Chris Messina) in the search for his estranged mother. After a brief stint with the exploiting amusement park owner Mr. Silk (John Turturro) in order to fund his travels, Paul befriends a "mermaid" transgender girl and an aspiring singer named Aristiana (Sophie Giannamore) who becomes his companion as Denny, Mr. Silk, and Detective Pollok (Michelle Wilson) each pursue him.
Cast
* Jaeden Martell as Paul Harker, a boy with hypertrichosis.
* Sophie Giannamore as Aristiana, a "mermaid" transgender girl and aspiring singer who befriends Paul.
* Chris Messina as Denny Harker, Paul's father.
* Eve Hewson as Rose, a bar patron in an eyepatch who knows Aristiana.
* Chlo Sevigny as Jen
* John Turturro as Mr. Silk, an amusement park owner who exploits Paul.
* Nick Pulinski as Percy, a kid who picks on Paul.
* Michelle Wilson as Pollok, a detective who helps Denny find Paul.
* Stephen McKinley Henderson as Nicholas
* Melissa Mandisa as Aristiana's Mother
* JJ Alfieri as Gas Station Clerk
* Bill Smith and Joshua R. Aragon as the Carnival Patrons
* Bob Rusch and Greg Hinaman as the Clowns
* Margo Davis as Mom
* Kristy Nolen as Percy's Mom
* Sheri Fairchild as Jezebel the Laughing Clown
* Mikey Tenerelli as Hairy Larry
* Colin Patrick Farrell as Bully
Production
Principal photography for the film began in mid-September 2017 in the Buffalo Niagara Region.
Release
It had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on July 2, 2019. In September 2020, Vertical Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. They released it on October 30, 2020.
Critical reception
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The site's critics' consensus reads, "'The True Adventures of Wolfboy' can be frustratingly uneven, but a worthy story and compassion for its characters help make this coming-of-age story's flaws easy to forgive." Albert Nowicki of 'Filmawka' called the film "charming", and believed it should be applauded for its inclusion of both the transgender character (Aristiana) and trans actress (Sophie Giannamore).
Accolades
'The True Adventures of Wolfboy' was nominated for the 2021 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film (Limited Release).References
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