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Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North

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Nikki, Wild Dog of the North

NR·1961·74m

Summary

A family film about Nikki, a half-wolf, half-dog raised in the Yukon during the gold rush era. After being separated from her master, Nikki must fend for herself amidst bears, the harsh Yukon weather, and a trapper who wants her skin.

Crew

Director

Jack Couffer

Writer

Winston Hibler

Writer

Ralph Wright

Reviews

r96sk

r96sk

July 3, 2020

4

More of a documentary than a film.

The premise, or at least the stuff that holds it together, to <em>'Nikki, Wild Dog of the North'</em> is rather light; particularly for the first and second acts, the third has a little more meat on the bones.

There's also extremely questionable animal welfare, a lot of it could be trained but it's difficult not to be cynical with some of the stuff you see - especially across the opening twenty minutes. It affected my enjoyment, way more than a few other Disney films with similar issues.

Cast-wise it's almost non-existent, Jean Coutu and Émile Genest are solid as Andre and Jacques respectively. Jacques Fauteux narrates the film, he is arguably the only good part to this - his delivery is near perfect.

I can't honestly say I liked this as I simply didn't, the animal stuff alongside the weak plot makes for uninteresting viewing. Each to their own, as always.

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Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

wilderness
yukon, canada