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Wolf Children
She gave them everything, then let them go their own ways. Sometimes the bravest thing a parent does is let their child become who they are. 🐺🌙
Who it's for
Hana is widowed with two infants and has to raise them alone while hiding what they are, and the film captures the exhaustion, isolation and fear of judgment of early single parenting in quiet detail.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Mamoru Hosoda's animated film follows Hana, a university student in Tokyo who falls in love with a man who turns out to be a wolf man, and has two children with him, Yuki and Ame. Shortly after Ame's birth their father dies, and Hana raises the children, who shift between human and wolf forms, on her own.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Death of a partner and hardship.
Age: PG
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Children”
