故事发生在二十世纪五十年代的伦敦,雷诺兹(丹尼尔·戴-刘易斯 Daniel Day Lewis 饰)和妹妹西丽奥(莱丝利·曼维尔 Lesley Manville 饰)一起经营着名为“伍德科克之家”的制衣所,在伦敦当时的上流社会之中,能够穿上雷诺兹亲手缝制的礼服是每一个王公显贵和明星名流的愿望。
一次偶然中,雷诺兹在餐馆里遇见了名为阿尔玛(薇姬·克里普斯 Vicky Krieps 饰)的女服务生,两人一见钟情。雷诺兹将阿尔玛领入了五光十色的花花世界,但阿尔玛眼中却一直凝望着雷诺兹的身影。在生活中,雷诺兹是一个特别难缠和挑剔的怪人,朝夕相处之下,他和阿尔玛之间屡屡产生矛盾。眼看着雷诺兹的态度越来越冷淡,阿尔玛知道,自己必须采取行动,来捍卫她的爱情。
“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.