TEDDY
Synopsis
In the Pyrenees, a wolf fuels the anger of the locals. Teddy, 19, has no qualifications and works in a massage parlor. For him and his girlfriend Rebecca, it’s an ordinary summer. But on a full moon night, Teddy is scratched by an unknown beast. In the following weeks, he gets curious animal urges…
Synopsis
In the Pyrenees, a wolf fuels the anger of the locals. Teddy, 19, has no qualifications and works in a massage parlor. For him and his girlfriend Rebecca, it’s an ordinary summer. But on a full moon night, Teddy is scratched by an unknown beast. In the following weeks, he gets curious animal urges…
Our take
His name might suggest something cuddly, but make no mistake, this Teddy bites. Pitched halfway between the rural comedies of Bruno Dumont and the body-horror thrills of Julia Ducournau, this werewolf romp has little time for metaphorical pretension as it tears through its omnivorous genre feast.