In addition to removing the hunting scene from the very start of the film and some other insignificant changes, the Director's cut has more family-friendly depictions of some of the scenes, e.g., the movie fades away when Alpha lies injured in the hut at the end, suggesting her possible death, and cuts straight to the title. In the theatrical version another scene follows, in which Alpha and her puppies can be seen with Keda. In the theatrical version: 1) There is a missing scene when Keda breaks his foot when falling off the cliff and later some shots of his injured foot have been shortened a bit; 2) Keda's injuries on his face were digitally attenuated for the theatrical version; 3) The theatrical version shows a further scene of the reunited family.