![]() Title
A Wolve's Love
Original Title
Mein Freund der Wolf
The moving story of a friendship that few thought possible and that some want to destroy
![]() Genre
Drama
Year
1999
Language
German
Format
Super 16
Length
90'
Cast
Susanne Schäfer, Michael Schiller, Verena Lehmenhecker, Gabriel Barylli, Martin Lüttge, Franz Buchrieser, Sepp Schauer etc.
Crew
Directed by: Susanne Zanke
Written by: Walter Kärger Director of Photography: Tamas Ujlaki Produced by
Bavaria Film GmbH, WDR and ORF in association with terrafilm Producer: Ronald Mühlfellner
Produced for
ARD
A Wolve's Love
Wolves are dangerous. This is what we've always heard, from "Little Red Riding Hood" onwards. But are they really? Biologist Dr. Karin Aich is trying to convince the people of Waldstetten that wolves are shy animals that do not attack humans. Her research project, which involves the study of wolves and their release into the nearby forest, has aroused the hostility of the entire town - except for widower Franz Leitner and his 11-year-old daughter Laura. The girl, who has been taciturn since her mother's death, befriends the wolfhound "Toto" one day after releasing him from a trap in the woods. She and Karin nurse the wounded animal back to health, and forge a friendship that also includes Laura's father Franz. Franz's brother Carl, however, is against the project and attempts to sabotage it. He, like the rest of the villagers, supports the local wheeler-dealer Obermait, who claims that the site could be better used to build a small hotel. What no one suspects is that Obermait wants to raze the forest and destroy the town's natural beauty by building a gigantic tourist resort with golf course. He even goes so far as to kill an opponent. But his evil deed has been witnessed by Laura and Toto, who flee into the woods. As Karin and Laura's father set out to find the girl, Obermait also takes up pursuit - with a rifle… ![]() |
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