My Side of the Mountain
GUnited States rating19691h 40mAction, Adventure, Drama
A young boy decides to spend his summer living in the woods to learn how to be self-sufficient and live close to nature. He spends his time experimenting with local plants and making friends with a raccoon and a falcon. It is a quiet story about a boy finding his independence in the wilderness.
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A young boy decides to spend his summer living in the woods to learn how to be self-sufficient and live close to nature. He spends his time experimenting with local plants and making friends with a raccoon and a falcon. It is a quiet story about a boy finding his independence in the wilderness.
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What's in it
- Scary
- Mild
- Violence
- Mild
- Language
- None
- Rude humour
- None
- Sad themes
- Some
- Pace
- Gentle
- The film features long scenes of nature and quiet moments of survival with a slow and steady narrative flow. Estimated
Scary moments
- Approx.ScaryA blizzard traps the boy and his raccoon in their tree home with smoke filling the room.
- Approx.ScaryThe boy's falcon is killed by a hunter.
Talk about it after
- 1Why did Sam decide to go live in the woods by himself?
- 2How did Sam show he was brave and determined while living in the wilderness?
- 3What did you think about the way Sam and Bando helped each other?
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