History Film / Welp

* DeathBySex: Played horrifically straight in [[spoiler: Peter and Jasmijn's]] case.

* SilentAntagonist: Kai qualifies as this, given that he never speaks outside of shrieks and yells.

'''''Welp''''' (titled '''''Cub''''' in some territories) is a 2014 Belgian horror film directed by Jonas Govaerts. Sam is a young boy in Belgium, who is quite eager to participate in the local Cub Scout troop. However, he is a [[TheQuietOne quiet boy]] who is recovering from some [[NoodleIncident recent and unspecified]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast traumatic incident.]] When the troop embarks on a camping trip in France, his scoutmaster hopes this experience will [[DefrostingIceQueen allow Sam to open up and make some friends.]] The camping site itself is perfect, being adorned with the beautiful French countryside and none of the problems of everyday city life. The Scouts even come up with their own [[GhostStory ghost story,]] that of a [[WolfMan werewolf boy]] named Kai who roams the countryside and preys upon the unsuspecting fools who enter his domain.

* AllThereInTheManual: Though he's never named explicitly, [[spoiler: Kai's master is called 'Stroper' in the credits and other cast listings]].

* SlasherMovie: The film eventually becomes this when it's revealed that [[spoiler: Kai is working for another psycho and they're out to kill whomever comes in the forest]].

* PoliceAreUseless: Well, there's only one officer in the film, but boy, is he ever ineffectual. His first scene shows him meekly attempting to shoo the [[FrenchJerk French Jerks]] from the original camping site, only to leave after a brief telling off from them. Then, after telling Scoutmaster Kris about the current camping site's sordid history, he's unable to get around a roadblock that has appeared on the path out of the woods and forces him down a path that leads to [[spoiler: him being killed by the main killer]]. Oh, and the best part is that he doesn't even have an official police car or motorcycle, but an extremely small motorbike that's not even a third the size of him. So essentially, the only police authority around is a fat man who spends all of his screen time puttering around on a diminutive motorbike. Even [[ThePinkPanther Inspector Clouseau]] would say this man is useless.

[[caption-width-right:350:Earning your merit badge in survival has never been so literal.]]

* DeathBySex: Played horrifically straight in [[Peter and Jasmijn's]] case.

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Sam]] eventually crosses it in the end, stabbing [[spoiler: Jasmijn]] to death, despite pleas for mercy.

* ShootTheShaggyDog: The movie really becomes this towards the end in regards to Sam. Despite his best efforts to fit in and get beyond his DarkAndTroubledPast, both Scouts and Scoutmaster Peter have antagonized him beyond belief. The few people who were nice to him (Jasmijn and Kai) are the ones [[spoiler: that Sam actually kills]]. This eventually pushes Sam beyond the breaking point, and he becomes [[spoiler: the killer's new assistant when he crosses the MoralEventHorizon]].
* SilentAntagonist: Kai

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: The two scouts who [[spoiler: survive the killer's rampage]] are never seen again after the truck blows up. There's no scene of them leaving the forest or [[spoiler: the killers following them]], so it remains a rather big plot question.

* KarmaHoudini: The one Frenchman who forced the Scouts to move and largely led to the film's events never gets punished (though his jerkier compatriot certainly does}, nor the JerkAss Troop Leader who bullied Sam with his [[TheDragon Dragon]].
* MadeofIron: [[spoiler: Kai's master]] most definitely qualifies. Not only does he resist numerous stabbings, but he survives being blown up in a truck. And even though he's severely burnt, he still has enough energy to continue his rampage.

[[caption-width-right:350: Earning your survival merit badge has never been so literal.]]

* AssholeVictim: Pretty much everybody who gets killed manages to fall under this, being insufferable in their own various ways. That includes [[spoiler: Peter, the bullying Scouts, and the go-karting FrenchJerk]].

* AssholeVictim: Pretty much everybody who gets killed manages to fall under this, being insufferable in their own various ways. That includes [[spoiler: Peter, the bullying Scouts, and the FrenchJerk]].

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Scoutmaster Kris certainly comes off as this. He never belittles Sam and actually seems to be doing his best to help Sam come out of his shell. He is also there to call out Scoutmaster Peter on [[Whatthe latter's abuse of Sam. Even when he suspects that Sam [[spoiler: killed Peter's dog]], he listens to what Sam has to say first before punishing or berating him.

* WolfMan: The Scoutmasters claim this is what Kai is, though he is actually more of a WildChild.

* FrenchJerk: A rare modern version of this trope. When the Scouts cross over from Belgium into France, they come across two Frenchman go-karting on their campsite. When the Scoutmasters try to tell the Frenchmen they've already reserved the lot, they just rev up the go-kart so they can't hear the Scoutmasters. This is what pushes the Scouts to go into the woods to the alternative campsite and arguably the catalyst of all the horrible things that happen in the story.

[[caption-width-right:350: Earning your survival merit badge has never been so literal.]]]]

* CopsAreUseless: Well, there's only one of them, but still very much so.

'''''Welp''''' (titled '''''Cub''''' in some territories) is a 2014 Belgian horror film directed by Jonas Govaerts. Sam is a young boy in Belgium, who is quite eager to participate in the local Cub Scout troop. However, he is a [[TheQuietOne quiet boy]] who is recovering from some [[NoodleIncident recent and unspecified]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast traumatic incident.]] When the troop embarks on a camping trip in France, his scoutmaster hopes this experience will [[DefrostingIceQueen allow Sam to open up and make some friends.]] The camping site itself is perfect, being adorned with the beautiful French countryside and none of the problems of everyday city life. The Scouts even come up with their own [[GhostStory ghost story,]] that of a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf boy]] named Kai who roams the countryside and preys upon the unsuspecting fools who enter his domain.

* WildChild: This is what Kai comes off as being. Somewhat different from the usual trope in the sense that he seems to understand human language enough to respond voicelessly when others talk to him.

'''''Welp''''' (titled '''''Cub''''' in some territories) is a 2014 Belgian horror film directed by Jonas Govaerts. Sam is a young boy in Belgium, who is quite eager to participate in the local Cub Scout troop. However, he is a [[TheQuietOne quiet boy]] who is recovering from some [[NoodleIncident recent and unspecified]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast traumatic incident.]] When the troop embarks on a camping trip in France, his scoutmaster hopes this experience will [[DefrostingIceQueen allow Sam to open up and make some friends.]] The camping site itself is perfect, being adorned with the beautiful French countryside and none of the problems of everyday city life. The Scouts even come up with their own [[GhostStory ghost story,]] that of a [[Lycanthropy werewolf boy]] named Kai who roams the countryside and preys upon the unsuspecting fools who enter his domain.

[[OhCrap And then Kai actually shows up.]]

Sam is a young boy in Belgium, who is quite eager to participate in the local Cub Scout troop. However, he is a quiet boy who is recovering from some recent and unspecified traumatic incident. When the troop embarks on a camping trip in France, his scoutmaster hopes this experience will allow Sam to open up and make some more friends. The camping site itself is perfect, being adorned with the beautiful French countryside and none of the problems of everyday city life. The Scouts even come up with their own ghost story, that of a werewolf boy named Kai who roams the countryside and preys upon the unsuspecting fools who enter his domain.

And then Kai actually shows up.