Wenn die Wölfe heulen
(1983)
Regisseur:
Carroll BallardSchauspieler:
Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Samson Jorah, Hugh Webster, Martha Ittimangnaq, Tom Dahlgren, Walker StuartIm Norden Alaskas soll ein junger Biologe im Alleingang Nachweise darüber erbringen, dass die dortigen Wölfe für das Schwinden der Karibu-Bestände verantwortlich sind. Im Laufe seiner Forschungen erkennt er, dass deren eigentliche Bedrohung vom Menschen ausgeht. Bildgewaltiger Abenteuerfilm, der Dokumentarfilmelemente mit einer poetischen Reflektion über das Verhältnis zwischen Natur und Mensch verbindet.
This film dramatizes the true story of Farley Mowat, when he was sent to the Canadian tundra area to collect evidence of the grievous harm the wolf population was allegedly doing to the caribou herds. In his struggle to survive in that difficult environment he studies the wolves, and realizes that the old beliefs about wolves and their supposed threat are almost totally false. Furthermore, he learns that humans represent a far greater threat to the land, and also to the wolves, a species which plays an important role in the ecosystem of the north.
This film dramatizes the true story of Farley Mowat, when he was sent to the Canadian tundra area to collect evidence of the grievous harm the wolf population was allegedly doing to the caribou herds. In his struggle to survive in that difficult environment he studies the wolves, and realizes that the old beliefs about wolves and their supposed threat are almost totally false. Furthermore, he learns that humans represent a far greater threat to the land, and also to the wolves, a species which plays an important role in the ecosystem of the north.