Maria, a young woman finds refuge in a house in the south of Chile after escaping from a sect of German religious fanatics. She is welcomed into the home by two pigs, the only inhabitants of the place. Like in a dream, the universe of the house reacts to Maria’s feelings. The animals transform slowly into humans and the house becomes a nightmarish world. Inspired on the actual case of Colonia Dignidad, “The Wolf House” masquerades as an animated fairy tale produced by the leader of the sect in order to indoctrinate its followers.
The Wolf House
The Wolf House
A film by Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña
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About the Director
Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña (both 1980, Chile) have been working together since 2007. They were educated at the Universidad Católica, Santiago de Chile. León also studied at UDK (Berlin) and De Ateliers (Amsterdam).
With their experimental films, Leon and Cociña create a new interpretation of the religious symbolism and magical rituals that are deeply rooted in the traditional culture of Latin America. For the production of their films they combine different techniques such as photography, drawing, sculpture, dance and performance. An unpolished cinematographic language characterizes the stop-motion films of León and Cociña. The papier mâché figures and innocent-looking drawings strongly contrast with the heavy topics such as religion, sex and death the films deal with.
León and Cociña have won numerous awards and their films have premiered at Rotterdam and Locarno among other international film festivals. Their work is frequently exhibited in museums and biennials in Latin America, but it has also been presented at venues such as the Whitechapel Gallery, the Guggenheim, KW Berlin, the Venice Biennial 2013 and Art Basel Statements 2012 with Upstream Gallery.
Their first feature film, ‘La Casa Lobo’, was produced as a nomadic work in process art installation in many different public locations like museums, cultural centers and art galleries. Together with Niles Atallah, they founded the film production company Diluvio.
Cast and Crew
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Producers: Catalina Vergara, Niles Atallah
Director: Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña
Writers: Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña , Alejandra Moffat
Art Directors: Natalia Geisse, Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña
Sound Design: Claudio Vargas
Original Voices: Amalia Kassai & Rainer Krause
Film Info
Year: 2018
Country: Chile
Runtime: 73 min
Color: Color
Language: Spanish, German
Subtitle: English
Awards and Festivals
68th Berlinale Forum Competition _Caligari Prize.
Annecy Festival 2018_Jury Distinction
Future Film Festival Bologna_Special Mention of the Jury
Quito Latin American Film Festival _Best Latin American Film
FID Marseille_GNCR PRIZE Special Mention
Monterrey International Film Festival_ Best International Animated Feature Film
Hollywood Film Festiva_Feature Film Silver Screen Winner of Chile.
L’Alternativa, Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona_ Award: Special Mention of the Jury
Antofacine Festival Internacional de Cine de Antofagasta _National Feature Film Public Award.
Transcinema International Film Festival_Best Film
Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana_Special Mention of
the Jury.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Chiloé_Best National Feature
42nd Portland International Film Festival_Public Award Best Animated Feature
