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Wolf Days

In search of relief, a menopausal woman follows a folk healer into increasingly strange rituals.

synopsis

Jelena, a middle-aged administrative clerk from a small countryside town in Serbia, struggles with menopause symptoms – insomnia, hot flashes, and debilitating neck pain. Her husband, Marko, a urologist and hunter, is obsessed with tracking a wolf. Jelena’s strained relationship with her mother-in-law, Dragica, worsens, while their son Djordje plans to marry his pregnant girlfriend. When doctors dismiss her pain with absurd solutions, Jelena reconnects with an old high school friend, who introduces her to Golubica, an elderly blind witch healer. Golubica warns that Jelena is cursed by someone close to her and must complete three rituals during the Wolf Days week, or she will die. As Jelena begins the rituals, her condition improves, but Marko grows increasingly hostile. When Dragica exposes Jelena’s secret visits, Marko’s charming facade crumbles. Jelena’s new strength culminates in a confrontation with Marko at Djordje’s wedding, where she faces his uncontrollable rage.

Director’statement

Wolf Days is inspired by encounters with women misdiagnosed, dismissed, and misunderstood by a patriarchal healthcare system. The film challenges taboos around women’s health, especially menopause, while exposing the power imbalances shaping medical and personal relationships. At its core, the story confronts toxic masculinity through Jelena and Marko’s fraught marriage, showing how cycles of control and silence can be broken. Jelena’s empowerment unfolds within a secret society of women healers, rooted in Balkan folklore, rituals, and collective memory. As she grows stronger, Marko weakens, his authority slipping away. Blending mystery, thriller, horror, and dark humour, Wolf Days blurs reality and imagination, offering a distinctive, culturally specific take on folk horror. Inspired by films like The Witch, As Bestas, The Headless Woman, and My Happy Family, it delivers a raw story of resilience, women’s strength, and the courage to reclaim body and voice.

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