'' The Hollywood Reporter '' called it a " cruel story of Canadian youth " . Barry Hertz of '' The Globe and Mail '' gave the film a four star review and called it " one of the summer 's best movies . " Chris Knight of '' The National Post '' gave the film a three and a half star review and called it " an assured piece of storytelling . " In an article called " A Generational Shift in Filmmaking " , Richard Brody of '' The New Yorker '' wrote " McKenzie fuses a documentary-like observational precision with a creative imagination that endows her characters ' struggles with a quietly monumental grandeur . " In less enthusiastic reviews , Linda Barnard of the '' Toronto Star '' wrote that " McKenzie has effectively drawn us in , although lack of narrative makes the film frustratingly slow in spots , " and Joe Leydon of '' Variety '' wrote that " the familiarity and predictability of its scenario about co-dependency in the lower depths make the relatively short Canadian indie seem longer than it is . " At the 2016 Atlantic Film Festival , '' Werewolf '' won several awards , including Best Director ( McKenzie ) , Best Actress ( MacNeil ) , and Best Actor ( Gillis ) . On 16 October 2016 , the film won the Focus Canada Grand Prize at the Festival du nouveau cinema in Montreal . On 7 December 2016 , the film was named to TIFF 's annual " Canada 's Top 10 " list . At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards , the film received nominations for Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Cinematography , and Best Editing
5th Canadian Screen Awards
5th Canadian Screen Awards
Werewolf (2016 film)