The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands is an upcoming Gothic horror film directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén (in her English-language debut), co-written with Sjón. It stars Alexander Skarsgård, Darla Contois, Lily LaTorre, Bronte Carmichael, Forrest Goodluck, and Pernilla August.
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Cast
Alexander Skarsgård as the father, a British widower
Darla Contois as Isabel, the Native American governess
Lily LaTorre as the eldest daughter
Bronte Carmichael as the younger daughter
Forrest Goodluck
Pernilla August
Production
The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands is the sophomore feature from Swedish-Costa Rican director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén, following her debut Clara Sola which premiered at the 2021 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. The film marks Skarsgård's return to Scandinavian cinema after more than a decade.
The screenplay was co-written by Álvarez Mesén and Sjón, who previously collaborated with Skarsgård on The Northman and wrote Lamb. Álvarez Mesén described the film as deepening her “signature blend of intimate character work and magic realism, expanding it into a darker, more haunting period world”.
Principal photography took place in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The film is a co-production between HOBAB, Resolve Media, Quiddity, Need Productions, Still Vivid, Film i Väst, SVT, VOO, OBE & Be tv, Proximus, Shelter Prod, and Tint, in association with Finite Films, Northern Ireland Screen, and the UK Global Screen Fund. It received support from Eurimages, Creative Europe, and the Swedish Film Institute.
As of December 2025, the film was in post-production.
Release
Originally set to release on May 2026, but as of August 2026, there has been no update on the film's release date.