[1] Fenris was filmed in Folldal, Nord-Østerdal during September 2021,[4] and is set in Østbygda,[5] Innlandet county near Norway's border with Sweden.
It depicts struggles between conservationists protecting wild wolves and farmers and shooters, who agitate for open culling.
[3] Lead protagonist Emma (Ida Elise Broch) returns to her home town to update wolf distribution for SNO (Norwegian: Statens naturoppsyn [no], English: Norwegian Nature Inspectorate) after her estranged father and wolf researcher Marius (Magnus Krepper) stops reporting.
Other major roles are journalist Naim (Cengiz Al [no]), police sheriff Asbjørn (Jan Gunnar Røise) and his sister Anne (Ingjerd Egeberg), the town's mayor.
Locals quickly blame wolves and Marius; their animosity is fuelled by Naim's alarmist reports.
Emma finds Fenris' carcass and tells Asbjørn to cancel hunt permits.
The Wall Street Journal's John Anderson observed "One of the intriguing things about the thoroughly engrossing Fenris is the multitude of possible motives among the villagers.
"[6] Prime News Print's reviewer praised Broch's portrayal of Emma, "a brilliant performance... her grit and her oft-concealed vulnerability... [her] emotional trajectory is a sight to behold.