''Wild'' is a 2016 German
drama film
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directed by
Nicolette Krebitz
Nicolette Krebitz is a German director, actress, model, and singer. She is often credited as Coco in her creative works.
Life and work
Nicolette Krebitz made her film debut at age eleven. Later, she hosted television and radio shows for childr ...
. It was shown in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the
2016 Sundance Film Festival
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.
Plot
The protagonist, a young woman named Ania, lives in seclusion in a prefabricated housing estate in
Halle-Neustadt
Halle-Neustadt (; popularly known as ''HaNeu'' , like Hanoi) was a city in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). It was established as a new town on 12 May 1967, as an independent and autonomous city. The population in 1972 was 51,600 ...
. At her job as an IT specialist in an advertising agency, she is harassed by her tyrannical boss Boris, who at the same time is attracted to her. One day, on her way home from work, Ania meets a
wolf
The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly u ...
in a park. The encounter with the wild animal triggers a strong attraction to Ania. Her thoughts are increasingly circling around the wolf, which she is trying to approach by crying about him at night, buying meat or even living rabbits for food. She decides to bring the wolf to her; In fact, she manages to numb the animal and bring it to her apartment. While she neglects her interpersonal contacts - to colleagues but also to her sister - Ania starts to live out her instincts. She looks increasingly neglected to the outside, but also self-confident and sexually free. This reflects the gradually more intense and more familiar relationship with the wolf, with whom she actually lives together now. She starts a kind of love affair with the animal. Finally, there is the final break with Boris and her work in the agency; At last, Ania even breaks completely into the wilderness with the wolf.
Cast
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Lilith Stangenberg
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Georg Friedrich
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Silke Bodenbender
Silke Bodenbender (born 31 January 1974 in Bonn
The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, ...
Production
Lilith Stangenberg recalled she was totally euphoric after the love scene with the wolf. She said, "suddenly he came and licked my whole head and neck and stuff and the whole scene happened exactly like in the script. And I have to say: I've never experienced such devotion, such a loss of control. That inspired me so much that I could only cheer afterwards."
References
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2016 films
2016 drama films
2010s German-language films
German drama films
2010s German films
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