The family drama and body-horror “Wolfkin” deals with a single mother and her problematic son who is now what he seems

Wolfkin (2022), also known as Kommunioun in its original language, is a Luxembourg and Belgium production that goes from the family drama genre to a more obscure horror side. A different mother and son story.

It centers on the single mother Elaine who is disturbed by her son Martin’s aggressive behavior and sudden physical changes. She visits his late father’s estranged family in small-town Luxembourg, where a much darker secret lurks. When she realizes that Martin could become like them, Elaine is forced into a desperate fight for her son’s future.

Jacques Molitor, who was nominated for the Golden Pardino award with his short film With the Dust (2008) at the Locarno International Film Festival, returns to the director’s chair after his awards-winner debut feature film Mammejong (2015). He’s also been the author of the screenplay together with Régine Abadia and Magali Negroni.

Louise Manteau, Victor Dieu, Marja-Leena Junker, Jules Werner, Marco Lorenzini, Myriam Muller, Yulia Chernyshkova, and Jean-Jacques Rausin form the main cast.

Wolfkin (2022) had an extensive international festival run in 2022 and 2023 being part of FrightFest, MOTELX – Lisbon International Horror Film Festival, Imagine Fantastic Film Festival, Luxembourg City Film Festival, and Night Visions International Film Festival.

Uncork’d Entertainment, who have the distribution rights for the film, stated that “with strong practical effects guaranteed to keep genre audiences enthralled, and a unique storyline similar in tone to Let The Right One In (2008) and Hatching (2022), this family drama meets creature body horror, with a violent edge is shaping up to be one of our hottest titles for the second half of 2023”.

Watch the official trailer for Wolfkin (2022), out on digital platforms on August 8, 2023.