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Wild

  • 20162016
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.5K
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Wild (2016)
  • Drama
An anarchist young woman breaks the tacit contract with civilization and fearlessly decides on a life without hypocrisy or an obligatory safety net.An anarchist young woman breaks the tacit contract with civilization and fearlessly decides on a life without hypocrisy or an obligatory safety net.An anarchist young woman breaks the tacit contract with civilization and fearlessly decides on a life without hypocrisy or an obligatory safety net.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Nicolette Krebitz
  • Writer
    • Nicolette Krebitz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lilith Stangenberg
    • Georg Friedrich
    • Silke Bodenbender
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  • Director
    • Nicolette Krebitz
  • Writer
    • Nicolette Krebitz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lilith Stangenberg
    • Georg Friedrich
    • Silke Bodenbender
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    • 5User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 14 nominations

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    Lilith Stangenberg in Wild (2016)
    Lilith Stangenberg in Wild (2016)
    Lilith Stangenberg in Wild (2016)
    Wild (2016)
    Wild (2016)
    Nicolette Krebitz in Wild (2016)

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    Lilith Stangenberg
    Lilith Stangenberg
    • Aniaas Ania
    Georg Friedrich
    Georg Friedrich
    • Borisas Boris
    Silke Bodenbender
    Silke Bodenbender
    • Kimas Kim
    Saskia Rosendahl
    Saskia Rosendahl
    • Jenny - Ania's Sisteras Jenny - Ania's Sister
    Kotti Yun
    • Factory Girl Myongas Factory Girl Myong
    Laurie Young
    • Factory Girl Tanpias Factory Girl Tanpi
    Pit Bukowski
    Pit Bukowski
    • Tomas Tom
    Hermann Beyer
    • Großvateras Großvater
    Franziska Arndt
    • Krankenschwesteras Krankenschwester
    • (uncredited)
    Joy Maria Bai
    • Factory Girlas Factory Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Mila Bruk
    • Polizistinas Polizistin
    • (uncredited)
    Anne-Kathrin Gummich
    • Female Caretakeras Female Caretaker
    • (uncredited)
    Stefan Noebel-Heise
    • Zoohändleras Zoohändler
    • (uncredited)
    Christine Voigt
    • Chefin Recyclinganlageas Chefin Recyclinganlage
    • (uncredited)
    Frowin Wolter
    • Oli - Jenny's husbandas Oli - Jenny's husband
    • (uncredited)
    Tamer Yigit
    • Reinigungskraftas Reinigungskraft
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Nicolette Krebitz
    • Writer
      • Nicolette Krebitz(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Lilith Stangenberg, talked about the explicit contacts who has with a wolf in this movie: "When you shoot a love scene with an actor, there is always something between you, the script or something. A love scene with a wolf is just a reality. He hasn't read a script. The scene was scheduled for an evening and the wolf was fed up. He just didn't do anything anymore. He had probably eaten too much scrambled eggs. I was lying on the bed smeared with liver sausage and always had to call him, but he didn't care. The next morning we tried again, I called, he didn't come ...And suddenly he came and licked my whole head and neck and stuff and the whole scene happened exactly as in the script. And I have to say: I have never experienced such a level of dedication, such a loss of control. That inspired me so much that I could only cheer afterwards. It was the same for me in the scene where I lure the wolf with menstrual blood .... A radical surrender along with a huge loss of control. After that I was proud that I did it in front of the camera," she says.
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    Top review
    8/10
    An audacious and unique movie with an outstanding lead performance
    There is a scene, in which the movie's main character Ania tenderly cuddles with a full-grown, dangerous wolf. When the movie had finished, I thought again about that scene. There was no CGI involved. Everything, that happened, was real. A woman hugged a predator, who could kill her in an instant. On camera. It was then, that I fully realized, that I have just watched a very special, unique movie, one that would not even be remotely possible in the safeguarded environment of Hollywood filmmaking.

    That scene alone shows the incredible work, that has been put into this movie. From the animal trainers, who took care of the two wolves, that were involved in the production (and are fully credited at the end of the movie). From writer and director Nicolette Krebitz, who created moments, you probably haven't seen in a movie before; and maybe won't ever see again. And, of course, from actress Lilith Stangenberg, who delivers a performance, that defies all standards. She is fearless, she is vulnerable, she is krass. She alone carries this movie on her shoulders like it was the easiest thing to her, and creates a female character, that has no comparison in film history.

    We meet the mousy front desk girl Ania, played by Stangenberg, who is supposed to work as an IT-technician in a small clothing company. Her main job, though, is to serve coffee to her boss and to be pushed around by her colleagues. She lives a pretty uninteresting and dull life in a high-rise apartment at the outskirts of an unspecified big town (maybe Berlin?). The only person, she really seems to have feelings for, is her grandpa, who is in need of care. Her life changes dramatically, when she encounters a wolf in a city park near her apartment. She becomes completely obsessed with the animal, up to a point, that she manages to bring the wolf into her flat. The longer Ania lives together with the wild animal, the more she withdraws herself from the civilized world.

    The relationship between men and wolves is a constant theme in human history, from the story of Romulus and Remus to Red Riding Hood and modern werewolf horror-stories. There is a deep fascination coming from these creatures, who can be deadly animals and trustworthy companions at the same time. Nicolette Krebitz explores this tension and makes it very clear, that a wolf is not just a bigger dog. It is a dangerous predator, who can kill people easily, and we feel that in every scene. But it is not only the physical threat, that the wolf brings to Anias life. He changes her personality dramatically: Being without any drive or motivation, when we first meet her, the wolf brings out animalistic instincts and appetites in Ania, who ends up behaving like a dog in heat; and the males around her sure want to copulate.

    Sexuality is an ongoing theme in the film, and the camera often focuses almost voyeuristically on the lower body parts of Lilith Stangenberg/Ania. This leads to some very explicit scenes, which might make some viewers turn their heads. Personally, I didn't find anything in this movie as repulsive as for example Nicolas Winding Refns equally drastic "The Neon Demon". The only criticism I have is, that I sometimes would have wished for a bit more of visual panache. With a more cinematic look, "Wild" maybe would have found greater recognition and appeal.

    Still, "Wild" is one of the bravest German movies I have seen in a long time. Instead of rehashing known recipes from Hollywood for the German market, like a certain Til Schweiger does constantly, it is a unique film in style and storytelling. It will definitely stay with its viewers for quite some time.
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    • Feb 23, 2017

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 2016 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Germany)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • German
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Vahşi
    • Filming locations
      • Neustadt, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Heimatfilm
      • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
      • ARTE
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $72,022
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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