Wildlike

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Wildlike
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Frank Hall Green
Written by
  • Frank Hall Green
Produced by
  • Frank Hall Green
  • Julie Christeas
  • Schuyler Weiss
  • Joseph Stephans
Starring
Cinematography
  • Hillary Spera
Edited by
  • Mako Kamitsuna
Music by
  • Daniel Bensi
  • Saunder Jurriaans
Production
companies
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Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Wildlike is a 2014 American feature film written and directed by Frank Hall Green. [1] [2] Filmed in Alaska and starring Ella Purnell, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty, Nolan Gerard Funk and Ann Dowd, it has a 92% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and has played over 150 film festivals and won over 100 festival awards. [3] It was filmed on location in Denali National Park, Juneau, Anchorage, Palmer, Whittier, Matanuska Glacier, and on the state ferry boat Kennicott run by the Alaska Marine Highway System.

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It was produced by Green, with Julie Christeas, Schuyler Weiss and Joseph Stephans, and executive-produced by Christine Vachon. [4] The director of photography was Hillary Spera, [5] and it was edited by Mako Kamitsuna. The score was composed by Daniel Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, and the production designer was Chad Keith.

Plot

Mackenzie (Ella Purnell), a 14-year-old girl, is sent to stay with her uncle (Brian Geraghty) in Juneau, Alaska, after the death of her father and the hospitalization of her mother. [6] After being molested by her uncle, she runs away and ends up finding healing in a journey across the state of Alaska, following an older widowed backpacker (Bruce Greenwood), who eventually helps her return to her home in Seattle. [7]

Cast

Release

A joint project by Greenmachine Film, Tandem Pictures and Killer Films [8] Wildlike was released nationwide in 2015 to positive reviews. [9] It opened the 2014 Anchorage International Film Festival, [10] and was screened at the Napa Valley Film Festival, [11] Athens International Film Festival. [12] and the Oceanside International Film Festival. [13]

After screening at the 2015 Hamptons International Film Festival, [14] it was shown at over 200 others, including the Woodstock, Napa Valley, Newport Beach, IndieMemphis, Woods Hole, Cleveland, Cork, Austin, Atlanta, Independent Boston, Savannah, Cucalorus, and St. Louis, and Minneapolis-St. Paul International film festivals. [15] It was also shown at Hawaii's Big Island Film Festival, where it received the Best Feature prize. [16]

On Rotten Tomatoes, Wildlike holds an approval rating of 92% based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10. [17]

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