Post traumatic stress disorder is a complicated thing to treat even where treatment is available and affordable. It manifests differently in different people and is frequently complicated by other types of mental health problem. Sometimes the best route to recovery is to engage with something which forces one to step up and look beyond oneself, by taking responsibility for others. That’s a big ask, however, for somebody who is already on the edge. Harry Turner is suicidal at the start of this documentary, and when he heads to Peru, he’s looking for somewhere to disappear and die. What he finds will test him to the limit, but might yet restore his appetite for life.
Harry is a former soldier, once briefly famous for being the youngest recruit serving in the British Army in Afghanistan. Like many people going into that situation, he steeled himself to deal with violence,...
Harry is a former soldier, once briefly famous for being the youngest recruit serving in the British Army in Afghanistan. Like many people going into that situation, he steeled himself to deal with violence,...
- 12/24/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
A young veteran struggling with Ptsd finds new meaning in life in this touching and emotionally intelligent documentary
On paper, this wildlife documentary looks like a slushy sentimental tale of healing and growth. It follows young veteran Harry Turner, who joined the army at 18 and was discharged with Ptsd and severe depression after serving in Afghanistan. In the Peruvian Amazon, he finds new meaning in life by caring for an orphaned baby ocelot.
Actually, Wildcat does turn out to be a story of healing and growth. But it’s genuinely heartfelt, made with incredible sensitivity and emotional intelligence by Melissa Lesh and Trevor Frost. It starts with Turner volunteering at a wildlife rescue centre in the Peruvian rainforest run by an amazing American PhD student called Samantha Zwicker. She explains that Harry’s experience of harsh environments makes him suited to the rainforest; most researchers can’t hack it. The...
On paper, this wildlife documentary looks like a slushy sentimental tale of healing and growth. It follows young veteran Harry Turner, who joined the army at 18 and was discharged with Ptsd and severe depression after serving in Afghanistan. In the Peruvian Amazon, he finds new meaning in life by caring for an orphaned baby ocelot.
Actually, Wildcat does turn out to be a story of healing and growth. But it’s genuinely heartfelt, made with incredible sensitivity and emotional intelligence by Melissa Lesh and Trevor Frost. It starts with Turner volunteering at a wildlife rescue centre in the Peruvian rainforest run by an amazing American PhD student called Samantha Zwicker. She explains that Harry’s experience of harsh environments makes him suited to the rainforest; most researchers can’t hack it. The...
- 12/20/2022
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
The animal kingdom may not be fair, but it makes sense. There’s a logic to it, a system of order. Predators hunt prey: it is a world of desperation and aggression. Deep in the jungles of Peru, a young Afghanistan war veteran named Harry Turner recuses himself from public life to pursue a simpler way of being. Out in the middle of nowhere, five hours from the nearest major city, Turner rehabilitates lost, injured and orphaned animals, hoping, perhaps, to heal himself in the process.
“Wildcat,” by first-time directors Trevor Beck Frost (a National Geographic photojournalist) and his editing and producing partner Melissa Lesh, takes an intimate look at Turner and his work to rehab critters and creatures of every size. Turner, a lanky, tattooed Brit, is a charming, boyish man who went away to the Army when he was only 18. He was discharged with health issues, namely severe Ptsd and depression.
“Wildcat,” by first-time directors Trevor Beck Frost (a National Geographic photojournalist) and his editing and producing partner Melissa Lesh, takes an intimate look at Turner and his work to rehab critters and creatures of every size. Turner, a lanky, tattooed Brit, is a charming, boyish man who went away to the Army when he was only 18. He was discharged with health issues, namely severe Ptsd and depression.
- 12/19/2022
- by Fran Hoepfner
- The Wrap
Samantha Zwicker is an American scientist who helped comfort Harry Turner during his time of need in the new documentary “Wildcat.” She is also one of the founders of Hoja Nueva, a strategic conservation organization in the Peruvian Amazon. Take a look at my interview with Zwicker. Harry Turner is one of the subjects
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- 12/19/2022
- by manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
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