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Wildlike
The beautiful landscape of
Alaska contrasts a rather dark
story in the independent film,
Wildlike. Written and directed
by Frank Hall Green, the film
tells the story of a teenage girl
named MacKenzie who is sent to
live with her uncle in Alaska. Her
father is dead and her mother is
struggling, so this seems like the
best arrangement for her. Unfortunately, MacKenzie’s uncle tries
to take advantage of her and she
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runs away, fighting the vast wilderness in her effort to escape.
Along the way, she meets a
lonely backpacker who becomes
the father figure she desperately
needs.
Unlike many independent films,
Wildlike features a steller cast of
actors with major motion picture
credits on their resumes. Ella
Purnell (Never Let Me Go and
Maleficent) plays MacKenzie;
Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek, Na-
November 2014
January 2015
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