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Wildcat

2022 · 105 min

A quiet, heartfelt documentary that immerses you in the rainforest and the slow, fragile work of healing, both human and animal.

Directed by: Melissa Lesh, Trevor Beck Frost
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Harry Turner, Samatha Zwicker, Dante Cueva Altamirano

Overview: Back from war in Afghanistan, a young British soldier struggling with depression and PTSD finds a second chance in the Amazon rainforest when he meets an American scientist, and together they foster an orphaned baby ocelot.

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Directed by: Melissa Lesh, Trevor Beck Frost
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Harry Turner, Samatha Zwicker, Dante Cueva Altamirano

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: healing
trauma
nature
isolation
redemption
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Melissa Lesh, Trevor Beck Frost
Starring: Harry Turner, Samatha Zwicker, Dante Cueva Altamirano, Cristian De La Cruz, Erick Scott Vargas Laura, Niery Tafur Olortegui, Eduardo Quilca, Roxana Cachique Rengifo
Cinematography: Harry Turner, Trevor Beck Frost
Runtime: 105 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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