Young Maria seeks shelter in a big house after escaping from a sect of religious fanatics in Chile. There she is taken in by two pigs, its only inhabitants. Like in a dream, the universe of the house reacts to Maria’s feelings. The animals slowly morph into humans and the house into a nightmarish world. Inspired in the Colonia Dignidad case, La casa lobo (The Wolf House) pretends to be an animated fairy tale produced by the sect leader to indoctrinate his followers.
Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña have been working together since 2007. Winners of major accolades, their films have regularly been selected for international film festivals. Their work has shown at museums and biennial exhibitions in Latin America, as well as in spaces including the Whitechapel Gallery, the Guggenheim Museum New York, the AJG Gallery in Seville (2012) and the Venice Biennial (2013). Their first feature film, La casa lobo (The Wolf House), premiered in the Forum at the last Berlinale, where it received the Caligari Award. It also received a Special Jury Mention at the Annecy Festival.