A wonderful story about how brothers, who came to the forestry during the summer holidays, raised a crane, wolf cubs and other forest animals. The boys learned to love to value and respect both nature itself and its inhabitants, and also realized the responsibility of man for the safety of flora and fauna.
Cinematography
Estonian wilderness shot like a love letter to untouched nature.
Practical Effects
Real animals, real chaos—no CGI wolves here, comrade.
Director
Rein Maran
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rein Maran was Estonia's premier nature documentarian; this rare narrative film let him smuggle ecological messaging past Soviet censors under 'children's entertainment.'
The wolf cubs were raised on set by the young actors, who reportedly cried real tears during the release scene—their actual goodbyes were filmed.
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