Teddy

19-year-old Teddy lives with his uncle in rural France. Or rather, the outsider with no prospects keeps his head above water in this uninspiring environment by doing odd jobs. His dreams, however, revolve around a future with his girlfriend Rebecca. When Teddy is injured by a mysterious wolf in the forest, his physical and emotional states begin to change dramatically—becoming increasingly uncontrollable and animalistic. Soon, Teddy notices strange changes in himself. Something takes possession of the young man, uncontrollable, but also somehow stimulating... Anyone expecting “Teddy” to be a classic horror film or bloody monster terror will be disappointed. Instead, the film delivers a melancholic, sometimes funny, and often uncomfortably honest character study in which the werewolf motif serves as a metaphor for puberty, social exclusion, and personal disorientation. The film is permeated by a wonderfully laconic humor that perfectly accompanies the subtly diffused tension and social realism in the face of provincial dreariness. An idiosyncratic yet highly entertaining film for people who prefer something a little quieter and focus less on effects and more on atmosphere.