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- 2022
- Not Rated
- Hulu
- 1 h 48 m
- 2022
- Not Rated
- Hulu
- 1 h 48 m
Summary A rebellious two-spirit teenager runs away from home to find his birth mother and reclaim his Mi'kmaw heritage.
Directed By: Bretten Hannam
Written By: Bretten Hannam
- 2022
- Not Rated
- Hulu
- 1 h 48 m
- 2022
- Not Rated
- Hulu
- 1 h 48 m
Wildhood
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Summary A rebellious two-spirit teenager runs away from home to find his birth mother and reclaim his Mi'kmaw heritage.
Directed By: Bretten Hannam
Written By: Bretten Hannam
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
6 Reviews
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25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
69
75% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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It would be easy to simply recount the stages and progressions of growing up, coming age, self-discovery, and sexual awakenings. Wildhood is all that, but it also dips into identity issues that run deeper than what is affected visual clues and by the preference of touch.
Though the ending leaves most narrative loose ends untied, there’s a nurturing wisdom Link acquires from those he meets over the course of the ever-spontaneous journey. Plenty remains unsolved, but he knows himself as a person more than ever before.
Enlivened by elegant handheld cinematography and a galvanizing breakout performance from Phillip Lewitski, Wildhood is a beautiful testament to the power of authentic storytelling.
The quiet candor with which Hannam addresses issues of masculinity, and how it intersects with an Indigenous and queer identity, elevates this otherwise conventional story.
Wildhood combines the foundation of heartrending coming-of-age narratives with the feel-good elements of road trip flicks to create a delicate, not to mention visually appealing, sophomore film.
It’s striking, certainly, but teasingly elusive when it comes to story resolution.
Maybe there is a kind of saintliness in the film which is occasionally difficult to take, but it’s an accomplished, tremendously shot piece of work.
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Production Company
Rebel Road Films,
Younger Daughter Films,
Flimshow,
Mazewalker Film,
Téléfilm Canada,
Canada Media Fund (CMF),
Government of Nova Scotia,
Shaw Rocket Fund,
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC),
Ontario Creates,
Rogers Telefund,
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
Release Date Jun 17, 2022
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating Not Rated
Awards
Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Atlantic Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
ACTRA Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
