Feral
AnimationDramaFantasyScience Fictionhunterwolfshotgunferal childforestorphanwolf packnature vs nurtureshort filmforced assimilation
A haunting meditation on the collision between wild nature and civilized society, told through the tragic arc of a feral child's forced assimilation.
A wild boy is found in the woods by a solitary hunter and brought back to civilization. Alienated by a strange new environment, the boy tries to adapt by using the same strategies that kept him safe in the forest.
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