The True Adventures of Wolfboy

Name: The True Adventures of Wolfboy
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Crime
Released: October 30, 2020
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Ashley Szczerbacki, Bob Rusch, Caitlyn Stephenson, Chloë Sevigny, Chris Messina

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Vertical Entertainment | Release Date (Streaming): October 30, 2020 | PG-13

Starring: Ashley Szczerbacki, Bob Rusch, Caitlyn Stephenson, Chloë Sevigny, Chris Messina, Corey Ronald Walter, Doug Crane, Eve Hewson, J.J. Alfieri, Jaeden Lieberher, John Turturro, Joshua R Aragon, Melissa Mandisa, Michael Alan Collette, Michelle Wilson, Roselyn Kasmire, Sheri Fairchild, Sophie Giannamore, Stephen Henderson

Summary: Paul lives an isolated life with his father in upstate New York. He finds making friends impossible due to a rare condition he has known as congenital hypertrichosis - an affliction that causes an abnormal amount of hair growth all over his face and body. On his 13th birthday, Paul receives a mysterious gift that compels him to run away andPaul lives an isolated life with his father in upstate New York. He finds making friends impossible due to a rare condition he has known as congenital hypertrichosis - an affliction that causes an abnormal amount of hair growth all over his face and body. On his 13th birthday, Paul receives a mysterious gift that compels him to run away and seek out the mother he has never known.… Expand

Director: Martin Krejcí

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 88 min

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Johnny Oleksinski

Oct 30, 2020

Also making a meal of a morsel is Chloë Sevigny as Paul’s mom. The actress probably has fewer than 20 lines, and still she brings depth and palpable regret to her scene. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Oct 29, 2020

Director Martin Krejcí’s first feature has the fairy-tale surrealism and penchant for oddball outsiders that distinguished Burton’s work, as well as a similar lighthearted quirkiness that balances the undercurrents of gothic dread. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Roxana Hadadi

Oct 30, 2020

A coming-of-age story that melds fantastical elements with its exploration of what it’s like to grow up looking different from everyone else, The True Adventures of Wolfboy, with its affecting performances and direct rejection of normalcy, works like a charm. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 27, 2020

This “Wolfboy’s” adventures leave a sweet aftertaste, even if we realize it isn’t exactly a meal, or even a full portion of dessert, when we think about it. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Mar 12, 2021

First time director Martin Krejci draws lovely performances from his cast, and the whole thing looks dreamy and splendid thanks to Andrew Droz Palermo’s cinematography – but the last act could have done with some serious workshopping to smooth out the motivational kinks and deflationary resolution. Read full review

Ty Burr

Oct 28, 2020

The movie itself suffers from hyperbole, hyper-self-consciousness, at times hyperventilation. A magical-realist coming-of-age fairy tale set in Buffalo and environs, it toggles between whimsy and grim realism. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Oct 29, 2020

No one could accuse these adventures of being conventional. Read full review

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