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  • 2022
  • PG
  • Blue Fox Entertainment
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2022
  • PG
  • Blue Fox Entertainment
  • 1 h 39 m
The Wolf and the Lion

Summary After her grandfather's death, 20-year-old Alma decides to go back to her childhood home - a little island in the heart of a majestic forest. While 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...

Directed By: Gilles de Maistre

Written By: Prune de Maistre, Richard Sadler, Gilles de Maistre

  • 2022
  • PG
  • Blue Fox Entertainment
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2022
  • PG
  • Blue Fox Entertainment
  • 1 h 39 m

The Wolf and the Lion

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
36
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 User Ratings
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Summary After her grandfather's death, 20-year-old Alma decides to go back to her childhood home - a little island in the heart of a majestic forest. While 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...

Directed By: Gilles de Maistre

Written By: Prune de Maistre, Richard Sadler, Gilles de Maistre

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50
Feb 8, 2022
The human stuff is entirely too predictable. And the whole thing is so Disney sweet and cutesey it’ll make your teeth hurt.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 4, 2022
The wolf and the lion make a great team; the humans and the script do not.
By Nell Minow FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 2, 2022
The Wolf and the Lion is deeply sweet, utterly predictable, and may well send a few unintentionally mixed messages about human relationships with large predators.
By Richard Whittaker FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 11, 2022
To director Gilles de Maistre’s credit, a story about two astonishingly different animals – who still share a friendship – is rife with footage that puts almost every Dodo video to shame. Yet sadly, nearly all human interactions weigh it down to the point of creating a frustrating, dramatic and heavy-handed film.
By Anne T. Donahue FULL REVIEW
20
Feb 8, 2022
Scrolling through internet videos is generally regarded as a waste of time, but watching 100 minutes of cute animals on your phone is preferable to sitting through the laughably bad The Wolf and the Lion.
By Kimber Myers FULL REVIEW

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 User Ratings
3.1
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 User Ratings
3.1
18% Positive
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27% Mixed
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55% Negative
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Production Company Mai Juin Productions, Galatée Films, Les Productions Wematin, StudioCanal, M6 Films, SODEC Québec, Canal+, Ciné+, M6, W9, MK2 Mile End
Release Date Feb 4, 2022
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating PG
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Website https://www.bluefoxentertainment.com/films/the-wolf-and-the-lion
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Awards

Zurich Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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