To Kill A Wolf

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To Kill A Wolf

2024,

1h 32m,

Drama/

Mystery & Thriller

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On the fringes of the Oregon wilderness, two strangers with troubled pasts are brought together when a reclusive WOODSMAN discovers a teenage runaway, DANI, hypothermic and barely conscious in the woods. After saving Dani from the elements, The Woodsman begrudgingly agrees to return the teen to her grandmother and the two become unlikely travel companions. As they make their way across the state, they forge an unexpected bond, delving into their pasts and testing their willingness to trust one another. Ultimately, with each other's help, they come to face the demons that haunt them and discover a way to start their lives anew.

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To Kill a Wolf refashions the Little Red Riding Hood story into a quietly powerful, deeply compassionate study of guilt, elevated by understated performances and its delicately sketched emotional depth.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Aug 21, 2025

3/5

What Taylor illustrates... is a sensitive portrait of guilt, of the difference between people who simply want to bury it and those that are consumed by it. Her sympathy for those caught in its warm, familiar pain is what fills To Kill a Wolf with life.

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Clint Worthington

RogerEbert.com

Aug 1, 2025

3/4

In stripping down the Red Riding Hood fable to more terrestrial environs, ‘To Kill a Wolf' finds stronger, more delicate ways to sell the simmering psychology of its original fable.

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

Aug 19, 2024

Marked by strong, reserved performances -- and deeply compassionate to its soulsick characters -- this quietly absorbing drama has secrets in store, each of them revealed with uncommon elegance.

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Sep 28, 2025

Taylor made a stunning debut and embedded a message without sacrificing the artistry or exploiting the survivor unlike a lot of more well-known, well-funded films being released this week (“Eleanor the Great,” “One Battle After Another”).

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Daniel Gorman

In Review Online

Sep 6, 2025

Theaters mostly don’t exhibit films like this anymore. It’s a shame, as this is exactly the kind of movie we need more of.

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

Aug 28, 2025

The acting and overall look of the film are strong while a few issues can be found in the writing and direction, but in general, it’s a decent watch once one forgets the fairytale connection.

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On the fringes of the Oregon wilderness, two strangers with troubled pasts are brought together when a reclusive WOODSMAN discovers a teenage runaway, DANI, hypothermic and barely conscious in the woods. After saving Dani from the elements, The Woodsman begrudgingly agrees to return the teen to her grandmother and the two become unlikely travel companions. As they make their way across the state, they forge an unexpected bond, delving into their pasts and testing their willingness to trust one another. Ultimately, with each other's help, they come to face the demons that haunt them and discover a way to start their lives anew.

Director: Kelsey Taylor
Producer: Adam Lee, Kelsey Taylor, Ricky Fosheim, Zach Golden
Screenwriter: Kelsey Taylor
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 32m

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