Romance in the Wilds

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Romance in the Wilds
Directed byJustin G. Dyck
Written byJames Foti
StarringKaitlyn Leeb
Victor Zinck Jr.
Laura Vandervoort
Kate Vernon
Production
companies
INSP Films
Imagicomm Entertainment
Release date
2021
Running time
84 minutes
Country United States
LanguageEnglish

Romance in the Wilds is a romance holiday film, which was released in 2021. A sequel to the film, Christmas in the Wilds, was released shortly afterward.

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The film first aired on INSP, before it was made available for streaming exclusively on Vudu in September 2021, then on Fox Nation later that year. [1]

Plot

After the breakout of a deadly wildfire, an unexpected romance ignites between a geologist and a forest ranger as they battle to escape the wildfire. [2] Buck and Jessica have no help from the outside world, and no car or plane to escape. Instead the duo must get over their difference of opinions in order to firstly survive, but then escape the potentially deadly situation. [3]

Just when it looks like the duo have escaped the fire, they cross paths with a wild bear, again testing their resolve. [3]

Cast

Release & reception

Romance in the Wilds was exclusively streamed initially on Vudu in September 2021. [5] It was a number of films picked up by Fox Nation for the holiday season in 2021. [6] [7] It was also made available on UPtv and TVOD.

Romance in the Wilds was approved by The Dove Foundation for both faith and family-focused viewers. [8] Movieguide scored the film 4 out of 5 stars. [3]

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