People,in,the,Brandenburg,countryside,are,scared,of,wolves.,Their,howling,frightens,the,populace,and,silences,the,lambs.,But,once,this,night,is,over,people,will,wish,it,had,just,been,a,wolf,that,had,come,to,haunt,them.,Instead,,a,nightmare,in,the,shape,of,a,nameless,stranger,with,a,samurai,sword,appears,at,the,edge,of,the,forest,and,leaves,a,trail,of,destruction,in,the,village.,For,young,local,police,officer,Jakob,in,particular,the,encounter,with,the,warrior,forces,him,to,confront,his,own,demons,and,face,long-buried,aspects,of,his,personality,and,colourful,fantasies,of,escape.,Repressed,since,childhood,,these,fantasies,now,break,out,with,awe-inspiring,force.,The,more,doggedly,Jakob,tries,to,maintain,his,moral,armour,and,uphold,his,sense,of,law,and,order,against,the,onslaught,of,the,irrational,,the,more,irresistible,becomes,his,secret,urge,to,accept,his,opponent’s,gift,–,to,give,in,to,transgression,with,delicious,abandon.
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