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The Boy Who Talked to Badgers

1975 · 100 min

A gentle, old-fashioned wilderness tale that ambles through a child's bond with nature, with a bittersweet sting near the end.

Directed by
Gary Nelson
Genres
Family, Adventure, Tv movie
Overview
A young boy gets along better with the animals he befriends around his family's Canadian farm than with the people he lives with.
How it feels
Warm, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Nature, isolation, family, survival
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Gary Nelson
Genres
Family, Adventure, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
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
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
family, adventure, tv movie
Directed by
Gary Nelson
Written by
Sheldon Stark
Starring
Christian Juttner, Carl Betz, Salome Jens, Denver Pyle, Georgie Collins, Chief Rufus Goodstriker, Joyce Doolittle
Cinematography
Gilbert Hubbs
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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