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The Wild One

1987

A gentle, old-fashioned woodland adventure about children and wolves, with simple stakes and a warm, earnest heart.

Directed by
Andrzej Barszczyński
Genres
Adventure, Family
Starring
Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak, Tadeusz Szymków, Ryszard Kotys
Overview
The forest man, Kondrat, tells the boys about a she-wolf with a young litter. They sneak into the lair. The she-wolf sets off in pursuit of her pups. Bierniuka falls into the swamp. He is rescued by Kondrat. He punishes him for taking all the wolf pups. Bierniuka names his wolfdog Dzikun. The poacher Mohila takes him away, and the wolf girl wishing to claim her pup is killed. Dzikun, however, manages to escape. After some time he eats the poisoned meat scattered by Mohila. Bierniuce and Kondrat manage to rescue Dzikun. Mohila and his companion make an ambush for the wolves, but they attack. Thin ice on the pond breaks under the companion, a young wolfdog is thrown at Mohila. Bierniuka recognizes Dzikun in him.

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Directed by
Andrzej Barszczyński
Genres
Adventure, Family
Starring
Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak, Tadeusz Szymków, Ryszard Kotys
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • nature
  • survival
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • family
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Genres
adventure, family
Directed by
Andrzej Barszczyński
Written by
Andrzej Barszczyński
Starring
Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak, Tadeusz Szymków, Ryszard Kotys, Dariusz Wiatrowski, Anetka Schuman, Staszek Walendzewicz
Country
Poland

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