美国中西部某个小镇,玩偶制作师塞缪尔·穆林斯(安东尼·拉帕格利亚 Anthony LaPaglia 饰)和妻子埃丝特·穆林斯(米兰达·奥图 Miranda Otto 饰)女儿安娜贝尔(萨马拉·李 Samara Lee 饰)过着幸福无忧的生活,然而突如其来的车祸夺走了安娜贝尔的生命,穆林斯一家的生活从此陷入黑暗之中。12年后,一辆老旧的大巴拉来了修女夏洛特(斯黛芬妮·西格曼 Stephanie Sigman 饰)及其收养的孩子,从此之后,穆林斯的房子便成为了她们暂时落脚的新的孤儿院。
此时的塞缪尔面色阴郁,他引领孩子们参观这座房子,却独独禁止女孩们步入安娜贝尔的房间。好奇心颇重的琳达和珍妮丝没有听从塞缪尔的话,她们由此打开了恐怖的大门……
“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.