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The Wolf and the Lion

2021 · 99 min

A gentle, heartwarming adventure with adorable animal bonds and mild peril, easy to watch with family.

Tagline: An unlikely friendship. An incredible adventure.
Overview: After her grandfather's death, 20-year-old Alma decides to go back to her childhood home - a little island in the heart of the majestic Canadian forest. Whilst there, she rescues two helpless cubs: a wolf and a lion. They forge an inseparable bond, but their world soon collapses as the forest ranger discovers the animals and takes them away. The two cub brothers must now embark on a treacherous journey across Canada to be reunited with one another and Alma once more.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 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
Themes: family
friendship
survival
nature
love
Places: wilderness
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: family, adventure, drama
Directed by: Gilles de Maistre
Written by: Prune de Maistre
Starring: Molly Kunz, Graham Greene, Charlie Carrick, Derek Johns, Rebecca Croll, Rhys Slack, Evan Buliung, Daniel Brochu
Cinematography: Serge Desrosiers
Runtime: 99 min
Country: Canada, France
Languages: French, Portuguese

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