Lobo feroz (transl. Ferocious Wolf) is a 2023 Spanish-Uruguayan crime thriller film directed by Gustavo Hernández Ibañez remaking the 2013 film Big Bad Wolves. It stars Javier Gutiérrez, Adriana Ugarte, and Rubén Ochandiano alongside Juana Acosta, Manu Vega, Antonio Dechent, and Fernando Tejero.

Lobo feroz
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGustavo Hernández Ibañez
Screenplay by
  • Juma Fodde
  • Conchi del Río
Based onBig Bad Wolves
by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado
Starring
Production
companies
  • Bowfinger International Pictures
  • Lobo Feroz AIE
  • Mother Superior
  • Esto También Pasará
  • Basque Films
  • FilmSharks
Distributed byFilmax
Release date
  • 27 January 2023 (2023-01-27) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Uruguay
LanguageSpanish

Plot edit

A woman eager for revenge crosses paths with a police agent while searching for a killer of girls.[1]

Cast edit

Production edit

Adapted by Juma Fodde and Conchi del Río, the screenplay is a remake of 2013 Israeli film Big Bad Wolves's.[2] The film was produced by Bowfinger International Pictures, and Lobo Feroz AIE alongside Mother Superior, Esto También Pasará, Basque Films and FilmSharks with the participation of Netflix, and support from ICAA.[5] It was fully shot in the province of Cádiz in February 2021 (including locations such as Vejer, El Puerto, or Chiclana),[5][6] with San Fernando as home base.[7]

Release edit

Distributed by Filmax, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 27 January 2023.[5][1]

Reception edit

Javier Ocaña of El País assessed that the film incorporates vulgar dialogue and "laughable sequences that look like something out of a bad Guy Ritchie movie", otherwise featuring such a degree of gratuitous violence that it ends up being "torture porn without quality".[8]

Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, considering that it "entertains, but pales in comparison to the original film".[9]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Zorrilla, Mikel (16 December 2022). "Una de las películas favoritas de Quentin Tarantino presenta su inesperado remake español: vibrante tráiler de 'Lobo Feroz'". Espinof.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Cazallas, Javier (16 November 2022). "Póster de Lobo feroz, el nuevo thriller de Gustavo Hernández Ibáñez que se estrena en enero". HobbyConsolas.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Lobo feroz". Filmax. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. ^ Aller, María (17 December 2022). "Películas españolas de Netflix en 2023: las más esperadas". Fotogramas.
  5. ^ a b c "La película 'Lobo feroz', rodada íntegramente en la provincia de Cádiz, ya tiene tráiler". Diario de Cádiz. Grupo Joly. 15 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Adriana Ugarte, Javier Gutiérrez y Rubén Ochandiano se despiden de Cádiz tras finalizar el rodaje de Lobo Feroz". La Voz de Cádiz. Grupo Vocento. 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Adriana Ugarte y Javier Gutiérrez ruedan en Cádiz el thriller 'Lobo feroz'". Diario de Mallorca. Prensa Ibérica. 24 February 2021.
  8. ^ Ocaña, Javier (27 January 2023). "'Lobo feroz': pornografía de la tortura en un risible 'thriller' sobre niñas decapitadas". El País.
  9. ^ Pinilla, Sergio F. (25 January 2023). "Crítica de 'Lobo feroz'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.