

Wildlike
Fourteen-year-old Mackenzie is sent to live with her uncle in Juneau when her mother can’t care for her anymore. The living situation quickly takes a turn for the worse, and she runs away to rejoin her mother in Seattle. While on her dangerous journey of sleeping in cars and breaking into hotel rooms, she’s drawn to Rene, a lonesome backpacker looking for tranquility in the wilderness.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- runaway
- camping
- wilderness
- grief
- alaska
- nature
- uncle niece relationship
- runaway teen
- backpacking
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United States of America
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United StatesUS
- PremiereHamptons International Film Festival10 Oct 2014
- PremiereWoodstock Film Festival16 Oct 2014
- PremiereAustin Film Festival24 Oct 2014
- PremiereSavannah Film Festival27 Oct 2014
- PremiereDC Independent Film Festival27 Feb 2015
- PremiereBrooklyn Film Festival5 Jun 2015
- Theatrical (limited)NR25 Sept 2015
- PhysicalDVD10 May 2016
CanadaCA
- Theatrical (limited)18A25 Sept 2015
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Wildlike was released on 25 September 2015.
Audience reviews
2- H9/10
Hermione
2/26/2017
**Quiet, moving film set in stunning Alaska** While her mom's in treatment, 14-year-old Mackenzie is sent to live with her late father's brother (known only as "Uncle") in Juneau, Alaska. Her unease in her uncle's company is apparent from the beginning of the film even as he tries to win her over by buying her a smartphone. When he crosses a line with her, she sees no other option but to run away and try to get ho…
- W7/10
Wuchak
10/14/2025
**_A teen girl, a bad guy, a good guy and the scenic beauty of Alaska_** Shot in August, 2012, this is a drama/adventure with breathtaking locations that focuses on a 14 years-old girl, played by Ella Purnell, who was still 15 during shooting (soon to be 16 after filming). As a young woman, she’s learning her way in the world, conscious of the “fallen” state of things, conscious of her blossoming beauty, learning …
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