The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2019)

Directed by

Martin Krejčí

Genre

drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

12

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 58 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy with a rare condition that covers his face in hair sets out to find his mother. Along the way he meets a transgender girl who calls herself a mermaid, and they become friends.

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What happens

The True Adventures of Wolfboy is a 2019 American coming-of-age fantasy film directed by Martin Krejčí and written by Olivia Dufault. The film stars Jaeden Martell, Chris Messina, Eve Hewson, Chloë Sevigny, John Turturro, Nick Pulinski and Sophie Giannamore. It tells the story of a teenage boy with hypertrichosis, who leaves home to find his mother while befriending a "mermaid" transgender girl, named Aristiana. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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