Děti lesa - Dva vlci na cestě za svobodou – Festa Giuseppe (2020)

Ulisse and Achille are two young wolves. They were found abandoned in the forest and were then entrusted to the care of Elisa and volunteers at the Monte Adone station – a facility in the Apennines near Bologna, Italy, where injured wild animals are cared for. The wolf cubs are expected to remain in captivity for the rest of their lives, as wolves raised in close proximity to humans do not learn the language and laws of the pack, and without this knowledge, they would not survive in the wild. However, Elisa and her colleagues at the rescue station want to try. Perhaps a bit foolishly, they are attempting to return the forest its children and allow the wolves to live freely in their natural environment. Their brave effort to return the wolves to freedom is closely followed by Giuseppe Festa. He spends fifteen months with them in the almost untouched Apennines, sharing their enthusiasm and deeply experiencing their disappointments. Ulisse's and Achille's adventure is sensitively captured up to an unexpected conclusion. The documentary story 'Children of the Forest' reads as engagingly as a novel. Giuseppe Festa details the behavior of wolves, wild and often mythologized animals, and celebrates the magic of nature, which he does not describe romantically; he is able to show its harsh face, without myths or any prejudices. The author captures the wolves' desire for...