Wild Foxes review – animal-obsessed fighter at elite sports academy wonders if more to life than boxing
"Wild Foxes," a new film from Valéry Carnoy, delves into the life of Camille, a brilliant young boxer on the cusp of national success at an elite French sports academy. The movie explores a sudden crisis of confidence that leads the animal-obsessed fighter to question if there's more to life than the ring. While dramatically unfocused, the film is praised for its powerful physicality and compelling performances from its young cast.
Valéry Carnoy’s striking film brims with unsynchronised ideas and images, but the physicality and performances of the young cast are undeniable
Valéry Carnoy’s fiercely acted but dramatically unfocused film is about a sudden, mysterious crisis of confidence that undermines everything a young man thinks he knows about himself. It’s a brick dislodged from a wall that brings everything crashing down.
The setting is a sports boarding school in France; evidently INSEP, the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance, in the Bois de Vincennes just outside Paris. Camille (Samuel Kirchner) is a tough, troubled kid from a broken home – and a brilliant boxer on the verge of national greatness. His best mate is fellow boxer Matteo (Fayçal Anaflous), who has broken the rules so often he is on the verge of being kicked out.
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