SILVER

[ÔKAMI KODOMO NO AME TO YUKI] [おおかみこどもの雨と雪]
College student Hana falls in love with a “wolf man” and together they have two half-human, half-wolf children, Ame and Yuki. The young family’s happy but humble life comes to an abrupt end when the father is tragically killed during a hunt. After struggling to raise her children in the busy city, Hana boldly decides to move to a dilapidated house in the countryside, in hopes that her children may one day decide their own path to happiness — whether “human” or “wolf.” This heart-wrenching modern fairy tale is a staggering work of beauty and emotion from Academy Award®-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda. Rich with gorgeous animation and set to a poignant musical score, WOLF CHILDREN is a sweeping tale about self-discovery and the bonds of family. (Note courtesy of GKids.) DIR/SCR Mamoru Hosoda; SCR Satoko Okudera; PROD Takuya Itô, Yûichirô Saitô, Takashi Watanabe. Japan, 2012, color, 117 min. In Japanese with English subtitles*. RATED PG

*Subtitled Japanese version May 11 & 13; English dubbed version May 12.