The Wolf and the Lion

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The Wolf and the Lion

PG

2022

1h 39m

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

The Wolf and the Lion's cuddly co-stars are undoubtedly adorable, but that only makes the movie's clunky human drama feel more like animal -- and audience -- cruelty.

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Anne T. Donahue

Globe and Mail

03/10/2022

A frustrating, dramatic and heavy-handed film.

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Kimber Myers

Los Angeles Times

02/07/2022

Watching 100 minutes of cute animals on your phone is preferable to sitting through the laughably bad Wolf and the Lion.

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

02/04/2022

2/4

The Wolf and the Lion is a lot like the internet: about half aww-inspiring scenes of irresistibly cute animals and the other half dumb, boring human beings.

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Peter Martin

DallasFilmNow.com

06/14/2022

Heartfelt empathy for the plight of abused animals outweighs the flimsy, sometimes silly plot machinations. Molly Kunz and Graham Greene make for an appealing pair of heroes.

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

03/21/2022

With a dull thud, the flat human story collides with the thin one about the cute animals.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

03/06/2022

Extremely vapid on every level, The Wolf and the Lion is a poorly made drama that irresponsibly advocates for untrained people to raise large wild animals, such as a wolf and a lion, inside their homes.

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Antoindtte

04/02/2022

I really liked the movie. Acting wasn't the best but it has a good message and touched my heart.

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Caralee C

03/18/2022

Loved it! Well done!

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Christine P

03/13/2022

Had a good balance between sad and happy.

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leea

03/12/2022

A bit predictable in spots, but very heartwarming.

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Cynthia R

03/02/2022

This moving was beautiful visually inspiring full of love for family/friends/furbabies. Very milk profanity a couple times. No sexuality. Violence toward animals is IMPLIED, which I appreciated even as an adult. May be upsetting for children though....idea of animals being shot at. But the story unfolds beautifully, music is beautiful. Wish there were more movies like this. :)

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Sharleen

02/23/2022

Really enjoyed this movie! Heartwarming, I love movies about animals! Anyone would like this movie!

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Gilles de Maistre

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Molly Kunz

Alma

Graham Greene

Joe

Charlie Carrick

Eli

Derek Johns

Charles

Rhys Slack

Rapha

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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.

Director: Gilles de Maistre
Producer: Sylvain Proulx, Claude Léger, Jonathan Vanger, Jacques Perrin, Nicolas Elghozi, Valentine Perrin, Gilles de Maistre, Catherine Camborde
Screenwriter: Prune de Maistre
Distributor: Blue Fox Entertainment
Production Co: M6, MK2 Mile End, StudioCanal, W9, Mai Juin Productions, Canal+, Galatée Films, SODEC, Ciné+, Les Productions Wematin, M6 Films
Rating: PG (Some Peril|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 4, 2022, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.9M
Runtime: 1h 39m