The Wolf, the Fox and the Leopard (2025) Movie Script
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[ T 4 V Team ]
Wildfires are raging in the West,
and there is concern about the smoke.
Thousands of people in various states
are being forced to evacuate.
The biggest...
High waves and heavy rainfall.
The hurricane is moving across the ocean
near the Japanese island of Amami Oshima
and may develop over the weekend
into a severe storm.
More flooding. Seven cities under
water and major roads closed
due to unprecedented rainfall
of 254 millimeters in one night.
Also, a huge sinkhole opened
near a wedding party.
Rescue crews are rushing to the scene.
In the beginning there was no story.
The forest could breathe peacefully.
But a fever had taken hold of the world.
It was the end of an era.
And at that very moment,
she entered our world.
PROLOGUE
The story begins with a boy.
A boy who is trying
to find himself.
Who wants to become the hero
of his own story.
And although his mind seemed to focus
solely on himself,
his subconscious was searching
for a deeper desire.
The desire for a sign from her.
The desire to discover her.
On this vacation we'll go
hiking near the border.
We'll go north of the A34
and then follow the delta west.
Nature is incredibly beautiful there.
- I don't want to hear anything about geography.
I don't know... you don't want to hear where we're going?
- No.
Okay, then...
- Tell me something personal.
Okay.
That's what I'm trying...
Well, I'm worried
about everything.
And when I say "everything,"
I mean everything.
I'm constantly afraid I'll get cancer
like Dad and Grandpa.
That fucking pandemic was such a waste of time
that I feel like I've fallen behind.
But with the climate crisis,
it doesn't matter.
We don't have a future anyway.
And if we did,
I'd still be miserable,
because my master's degree
is leading me to a life I don't even want.
And even if I did want it,
some AI will
do everything better than me in a few years.
I'm going on vacation just
to get away from everything.
And to be completely honest...
I'm only dating Sarah
because I can't get there without her car,
and we've been planning this for a long time.
I just believe I'm destined
for something bigger than this, Grandma.
I feel like I...
I have to make a difference.
Sometimes I also feel...
Like I have a calling.
Like something is calling me.
I know it sounds stupid.
Maybe I'm a little lost right now.
But it won't always be this way.
I don't know anything else.
PART 1: THE WOLF
On a clear autumn day,
with yellow leaves and swollen waters,
he would pass
from his world into hers.
A world where the seasons determine everything.
When you sleep, what you hunt,
when you mate,
when someone lives and when they die.
I can't take any more complaining, Sarah.
We're breaking up.
Act mature. Get in.
- I don't want to anymore.
It's over.
- We're in the middle of nowhere, Dylan.
- Forget it.
Dylan, come on.
Dylan, please get in.
- There's another road farther ahead.
- What?
- I'll take a bus.
- No.
Fine, go to hell.
Keep going. Come on, Dylan.
Believe in yourself.
Believe in your strength.
Idiot.
Come on.
That's how it all began.
It was a brief,
but pivotal encounter.
The rest is best left unspoken.
Hey, this way.
Hey, down here.
There are wolves around here.
Dylan Tendreas?
Hey, wait. Stop.
Hey, stop.
"Okami."
Wolf.
The Wolf was born.
She came into this world.
She only knew that somewhere
she had lost her pack
and that now she was alone.
But things weren't like that.
In fact, perhaps for the first time ever,
she was anything but alone.
Her very existence had a profound impact
on the people around her.
And on me, too.
I still clearly remember
the first time I noticed her.
In a way,
she brought with her a promise.
A promise of liberation.
Liberation from ourselves.
Begin the vocal examination.
You're safe here.
For now,
it's for your own good, okay?
See? It's nothing.
Tanaka Hana.
Careful, Tanaka.
Follow protocol.
I think she's calling you.
Tell me, what's your name?
You're making this very difficult,
sweetheart. Come on now.
Administer the sedative.
Then you can continue.
It took me a long time to accept
that I had no role in her story.
I wasn't going to be her savior,
but she would be mine.
The Fox.
The Leopard.
News of her capture would reach
every corner of the human world.
Even their Sea Palace.
Sorry.
Don't worry.
Don't worry.
Careful.
Good job.
PART 2: ONE
Darkness.
Darkness spread.
The world would heal
from its fever.
The animal spirits knew it.
The time had come
to leave the earth behind.
Elias.
You're not ready for this, turn back.
Hey, come on, please turn back.
Come here.
Don't be afraid, come on. It's okay.
I heard about you on the radio.
About you, a celebrity
from the Old World.
They wanted to make you like them.
She needs a name.
She's the Chosen One.
What do you call the Chosen One?
Just "the first."
We'll call her One.
One.
The Wolf would be the Chosen One.
The Fox and the Leopard
would raise her to become a citizen.
A citizen of the New World.
Two years passed.
The Sea Palace
would survive the last summer.
It stands seven meters above the sea.
30 square meters of fertile soil,
seven fishing nets
and nine tanks
filled with rainwater.
Monster...
Monster... Monster.
It's far away.
Too far away to poison us.
What do monsters...?
What do monsters do?
Is that what you mean?
Come here.
The monsters make the summer
hotter and hotter.
Until the ocean
swallows the Old World.
Why?
Because the world must be purified.
The Sea Palace will remain,
just like us, just like you.
One, you must keep going.
Do you remember the times when we drink water?
Five minutes and thirty seconds.
Good, set your alarm.
Are you ready?
Father.
The light has the power.
We start drinking.
Are you drinking, sweetheart?
Yes, Mother.
Story time.
It's time for a story.
Where shall we travel today,
Chosen One of the wolves?
I want to go to the Old World.
The Old World.
A tower, taller
than the tallest tree in all the forests.
Thousands of towers,
from here to the horizon.
This is the nest of the Old Worlders.
I've reached the Old World.
Who are you and what do you want?
I am One, daughter of the Fox
and the Leopard, who went into the sun.
You can't go any further.
Your passport, please.
Passport?
How do you make money?
Money?
You have to work to make money,
and to eat, you give money.
But I just want to see the world.
You can't go through.
One.
She has no money or passport,
arrest her.
What? No.
Hands behind your back.
- One?
- Poison.
Yes, that's poison. Exactly.
It's poison, that's why we...
Poison.
- Look at Mom, One.
- Poison.
Don't resist. Hands behind your back.
Elias.
One?
Are you okay?
Yes?
So, where were you before?
Nowhere.
Nowhere?
So, you stayed here the whole time?
I told you.
Society doesn't teach us to lie,
it's inside us.
What are you waiting for, Father?
Correct her.
One?
When the world burns,
someone has to gather the ashes.
That person
must safeguard the truth.
If we play with the truth,
if we tell lies,
we harm reality
and ourselves.
You must always tell the truth.
Because you are the Chosen One.
Do you understand?
- I am One.
- Yes.
To glide across the water
and carry her
back to shore
was the Wolf's deepest desire.
But only the Leopard could do it.
Little kittens.
Why?
Well, because...
Because we need new inhabitants.
Why do we need them?
We don't need them,
but we want to have them.
One, do you want to name them?
Cat One, Cat Two.
Good, very simple.
How about White Cat and Black Cat?
Do you like that too?
Do you want to pet them?
No.
Leave her alone for a bit.
One more time.
One more time.
What are you?
Now you're free.
Everything will be fine.
As long as you believe.
Believe.
Why?
Why can't you convince me?
I have to be convinced.
Don't do this.
Don't become a slave.
You're still an Old Worlder.
Just an Old Worlder.
You're nothing.
Old Worlder.
Come on, monster.
Monster.
No, One.
Are you real?
No. One, One.
One.
Do you live here with...?
Do you live here?
At the Sea Palace.
Please.
Help.
Help me escape.
I have to go back.
Old World?
Old World?
Please...
Help.
You are poison.
You are poison.
You are poison.
You are poison.
Poison, poison.
You are poison. Poison.
No, I'm not poison. I am...
Poison. You are poison.
I am Arab.
My name is Arab.
Like snails
that leave their trails.
With their borders,
their rules,
their lines,
their divisions,
they divide the land, space, and water.
Okay.
They know it's coming.
They know.
One...
The last summer is coming.
One.
It's a matter of habit, sweetheart.
From now on
you'll sleep in your own room.
You have to sleep by yourself, come on.
You'll get used to it.
You'll get used to it.
One, is something bothering you?
What's happening?
We love you.
Really.
Love?
As your mother,
I want to understand what you're going through.
So, what's happening?
I want to leave.
To leave.
To run.
To run.
Into the forest.
I understand.
You know,
my mother always used to say
if you want something
that you can't have...
Then you have to work
on yourself,
until you want something else.
Family.
After the last summer.
When the heat remains...
and the land is slowly washed away.
Only the family.
Only the family will survive.
I don't know why I'm alive.
My ship sank.
I'm alive. Why?
If this is my karma...
Karma?
If this really is my karma...
Karma?
Then I have to survive.
Old Worlders eat what?
What do Old Worlders eat?
They eat plastic.
I should have continued to
worship Bhakti with my brother.
It is the will of the gods.
The world.
Not the Old World.
One? One, go away.
Oh God, One.
Go to your room.
Go. Go, go.
- Go to your room.
Go. Go.
One, go away, now. Damn it.
Sometimes I wondered
if she would still remember me.
Would she remember the way
I looked at her?
Anger.
The anger I so desperately wanted
to take from her.
The anger burned in her heart
like never before.
And you want to leave
this hole too, don't you?
The little girl
is a prisoner too.
A prisoner.
- Yes.
A prisoner.
- A prisoner.
Arab is a prisoner. One is a prisoner.
- A prisoner.
Listen...
That man... He's lying to you.
Arab doesn't lie to One.
- You can trust Arab.
- Trust him?
Have you seen White Cat?
- No.
When did you last see her?
Roof. Night.
What was she doing there?
She was just... there.
Just there?
Did you let her in?
No.
Why not?
- She fell into the water.
- Cats don't just fall like that.
And since she fell, why didn't you say anything?
Because I don't care.
You get what you want.
When will I get what I want?
No.
No, White Cat.
No.
Go away, get lost.
- I'll kill you.
- Come here.
No, stop.
- Stop.
- No.
Stop.
If you hurt her animals,
you hurt your mother.
No.
Do you understand?
One...
Don't you have anything to say?
I'm sorry.
Why are you saying sorry?
And who are you saying sorry to?
I'm sorry about White Cat,
and I'm sorry to you.
You have to apologize
to Black Cat too; she's alone now.
I'm sorry, Black Cat.
To make amends, you have to
play with her so she'll love you.
You have to make her feel safe;
that's how you'll make amends.
- Do you understand?
- I understand.
Come on, move over there.
What does 'prisoner' mean?
What?
Prisoner.
Prisoner?
Who taught you that?
- Arab.
I followed Father.
The Old Worlder.
He's dangerous.
We mustn't let him leave.
He could bring people here.
I'm just trying to...
I told you to take care of it.
I can't just...
Now our child has been exposed
to this poison.
Are you really surprised
that she discovered it?
What could I have done?
- You should have taken care of it.
Listen to yourself.
Now we can be honest
about... - Is this about honesty?
I just mean that honestly...
Honesty means that whatever
you say is true.
It doesn't mean that everything that's true
has to be said. She's a child, idiot.
So everything you say is true?
It's cold.
Look here.
Don't do it.
You had sex with her.
Sex?
Privacy, sweetheart.
One, go to your room.
Why?
Just go to your room, One.
Why?
Why?
- One.
To your room.
- Why?
Why?
- Now.
Go, sweetheart.
I want to go to the Old World.
Here, take it.
One, don't do it.
No.
No.
Listen to me.
I'll come back for you.
I'm going to get help.
It's okay.
They'll come now.
They're coming.
And at that moment, the Wolf
understood something about humans.
The animal spirit was inside them,
regardless of how they were raised.
The Leopard had tremendous will
and was fast.
Not only her body,
but her heart as well.
The Fox was clever and cunning.
A well-planned attack
was the only way
to catch her prey.
Today, we will drink from the ocean.
Today, we part with our strength.
Today, we acknowledge
our weaknesses.
Let the purification begin.
Come on.
Keep going, sweetheart.
I'll start.
I...
I was arrogant,
short-sighted,
I couldn't see
what the people I loved needed.
Now...
Forgive me.
One.
You wanted to leave us.
What are you?
Bad.
What are you?
I'm bad.
What are you?
I'm bad.
- Do it.
Get it all out.
Good.
Say it.
I hurt our family.
And I cheated on my wife.
Say it.
I had sex with our daughter.
- Again.
One more time.
I had sex with our daughter.
I destroyed this family.
I destroyed our home
and ruined our family.
No, you didn't.
No.
Nothing...
can tear this family apart.
One?
The Wolf had grown and no longer fit
inside the Sea Palace.
She had set out for a new
Wonderland
and was falling deeper and deeper
into the rabbit hole of human hallucinations.
PART 3: ALICE IN WONDERLAND
At a level crossing,
you must give way
to drivers coming from the right.
Check the traffic lights first
when turning left.
Give way to the right, signal,
and then turn.
Don't forget to check your mirrors.
Alice?
Your bag.
Thank you.
She had been told not to look
pedestrians in the eyes for too long.
People don't like being stared at.
Only when you need
to communicate with someone
is eye contact normal.
And don't forget
to smile politely.
- Hi.
- Sorry.
The quickest and easiest way to
prepare food is in the microwave.
Clothes should be washed regularly
after they are worn.
With underwear,
this should be done every day.
If you have nothing to do in the evening,
you can always turn on the TV.
- That's 28.19, please.
- Thank you.
- Thank you. Would you like a receipt?
- Yes, please. Thank you.
- Thank you, have a nice day.
- Thank you.
You're doing very well today.
Drive back to the parking lot.
Can I get out here?
Here?
You won't get lost?
I can drop you home
if you prefer.
Thank you, but I'd like
to walk for a bit.
We still have a little time.
Next week
I have ten extra minutes for you.
I look forward to it.
Bye.
Alice?
You're a special person,
especially considering what you've been through.
It's almost a miracle
that you're where you are now.
Do you realize that?
I realize it completely.
And because of your past,
you also have problems
that you need to learn to manage.
And that's completely understandable.
It's very important
to talk about these things, Alice.
Is it clear what we need to work on?
It's clear,
and I need to talk about it.
That's 38.18, please.
Thank you, goodbye.
I admit it, it's not a coincidence.
It's far out of my way, but
I thought it would be nice
to shop here for once,
since you work here.
- What are you doing?
- These are buy-one-get-one-free. Want another?
No, one is enough for me.
- I'm Dan, your driving instructor.
- I know.
How do you like this job?
I don't know.
You certainly take it seriously.
Shouldn't I?
No, no, you're doing fine.
That's 32.36, please.
Thanks, do you want a receipt?
No.
Alice, do you like music?
There's a gathering of musicians tonight.
You could call it a concert.
I used to play double bass.
- Would you like to go?
- Yes.
Great.
I'll pick you up at 8:00 p.m.
Can I ask if you liked it?
If I liked it?
You think so?
I don't think so.
I'm sorry about that.
Why are you sorry?
Because you didn't like it.
Do I have to like it?
No. It's just...
I showed you something I value very much.
I'm not just a driving instructor,
this is a second job.
I really like classical music
and I think it's important that we try
to give it new life.
These artists tried
to do it differently, you understand?
But you don't have to like it.
Alice, there's something direct
and genuine about you.
I find it interesting.
Can I give you a hug?
- Shall I take you home?
- I'll walk.
Are you sure?
I'd be happy to, really.
- But I think you know that.
- I know.
Okay.
Bye.
- Good night, Alice.
- Good night.
You know, Alice...
It seemed to me that
he really wanted to kiss you.
- Did you want that too?
- No.
- Why?
- I smelled him.
I didn't want to.
What did you do?
I smelled him.
I didn't want to.
You smelled him?
Smell is important.
But we also have to consider
that your social anxiety may be responsible.
Maybe you wanted to keep your distance
for reasons you haven't
fully realized.
Yes.
The Wolf's transformation
was complete.
She, who had come from the wilderness,
had made the journey into the realm
of human hallucinations
and now she could
walk with her back straight.
Nothing could stop her anymore.
I have to get better.
Why?
I made everything up along the way.
My little wolf.
Am I still your mother?
My child.
She was happy,
even if she was alone.
For her, the possibilities were endless.
She laughed with joy.
Deep in her heart,
she knew what her truth was.
She was an untamed force of nature,
born in the forest
to save humanity.
The end.
I felt the book needed
to take the form of a fairy tale.
A modern fairy tale
set against climate change.
Then I started writing.
Im still surprised
by the success of this book.
The Wolf, the Fox and the Leopard
has now been published in 17 languages
and is on the bestseller list
in more than ten countries.
Alice, you ran a red light.
Alice?
Alice, calm down.
Im stopping the car.
I told you to slow down.
Whats wrong with you today?
Stop.
Alice?
Alice, come to the front, please.
Congratulations, Alice.
Would you like to say something?
Yes, Im fine, thank you.
Youve won a set of Wusthof
steak knives.
Yes.
Ladies and gentlemen, a big round of applause
for our new employee of the year.
Well done. Sit down.
Thank you all.
Alice?
Alice, thats you.
Its you, isnt it?
Sorry?
She, who came
from the wild,
made the journey into the realm
of human illusions
and now could walk
with her back straight.
Nothing could stop her anymore.
For her, the possibilities were endless.
Everything was possible.
Deep in her heart,
she knew what her truth was.
She was an untamed force of nature,
born in the forest
to save humanity.
So
I think the Japanese edition
is a bit more subtle and poetic.
A lot gets lost in translation, but
I know one thing for sure.
This author admires you.
And so do I.
Come sit next to me, please.
What a story.
What story?
Yes, Alice.
Youre a whole story on your own.
What
story
am I?
I wont apologize.
I wont apologize
for loving you.
For anything.
Them.
The others.
Even mother.
They judge.
Humans built
a world on judgments.
They decide whats good, whats bad,
whats useful and whats not.
And that made us
clumsy.
Clumsy at loving.
One
I didnt make that many mistakes.
We prepared you to shake
the world, and you did.
What?
I havent done anything at all.
It doesnt matter what youve done,
sweetheart.
What matters is who you are.
Who I am?
Your time.
Your time at the Sea Palace,
your journey.
Every second counted.
How?
The book.
The author contacted me.
I told her everything.
Mother did the same.
Everyone is reading it.
Dont you see? Were influencing people.
One?
Oh, sweetheart.
EPILOGUE
Whos there?
Its me, the Wolf.
Please wait for temperature
measurement.
36.4.
Body temperature is normal.
I dont understand.
English.
Your hands, please.
The visitor has been sanitized.
Translation mode.
Its you.
Its really you.
I thought about you so much.
But I knew it had to be your decision
whether wed see each other again.
How did you find me?
Im an untamed
Untamed force of nature.
And the savior of humanity.
So you read it.
I always wanted to write
the story with you.
Light.
Trees.
Water.
There is no story anymore.
I have no name anymore.
The Wolf, the Fox and the Leopard
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[ T 4 V Team ]
Wildfires are raging in the West,
and there is concern about the smoke.
Thousands of people in various states
are being forced to evacuate.
The biggest...
High waves and heavy rainfall.
The hurricane is moving across the ocean
near the Japanese island of Amami Oshima
and may develop over the weekend
into a severe storm.
More flooding. Seven cities under
water and major roads closed
due to unprecedented rainfall
of 254 millimeters in one night.
Also, a huge sinkhole opened
near a wedding party.
Rescue crews are rushing to the scene.
In the beginning there was no story.
The forest could breathe peacefully.
But a fever had taken hold of the world.
It was the end of an era.
And at that very moment,
she entered our world.
PROLOGUE
The story begins with a boy.
A boy who is trying
to find himself.
Who wants to become the hero
of his own story.
And although his mind seemed to focus
solely on himself,
his subconscious was searching
for a deeper desire.
The desire for a sign from her.
The desire to discover her.
On this vacation we'll go
hiking near the border.
We'll go north of the A34
and then follow the delta west.
Nature is incredibly beautiful there.
- I don't want to hear anything about geography.
I don't know... you don't want to hear where we're going?
- No.
Okay, then...
- Tell me something personal.
Okay.
That's what I'm trying...
Well, I'm worried
about everything.
And when I say "everything,"
I mean everything.
I'm constantly afraid I'll get cancer
like Dad and Grandpa.
That fucking pandemic was such a waste of time
that I feel like I've fallen behind.
But with the climate crisis,
it doesn't matter.
We don't have a future anyway.
And if we did,
I'd still be miserable,
because my master's degree
is leading me to a life I don't even want.
And even if I did want it,
some AI will
do everything better than me in a few years.
I'm going on vacation just
to get away from everything.
And to be completely honest...
I'm only dating Sarah
because I can't get there without her car,
and we've been planning this for a long time.
I just believe I'm destined
for something bigger than this, Grandma.
I feel like I...
I have to make a difference.
Sometimes I also feel...
Like I have a calling.
Like something is calling me.
I know it sounds stupid.
Maybe I'm a little lost right now.
But it won't always be this way.
I don't know anything else.
PART 1: THE WOLF
On a clear autumn day,
with yellow leaves and swollen waters,
he would pass
from his world into hers.
A world where the seasons determine everything.
When you sleep, what you hunt,
when you mate,
when someone lives and when they die.
I can't take any more complaining, Sarah.
We're breaking up.
Act mature. Get in.
- I don't want to anymore.
It's over.
- We're in the middle of nowhere, Dylan.
- Forget it.
Dylan, come on.
Dylan, please get in.
- There's another road farther ahead.
- What?
- I'll take a bus.
- No.
Fine, go to hell.
Keep going. Come on, Dylan.
Believe in yourself.
Believe in your strength.
Idiot.
Come on.
That's how it all began.
It was a brief,
but pivotal encounter.
The rest is best left unspoken.
Hey, this way.
Hey, down here.
There are wolves around here.
Dylan Tendreas?
Hey, wait. Stop.
Hey, stop.
"Okami."
Wolf.
The Wolf was born.
She came into this world.
She only knew that somewhere
she had lost her pack
and that now she was alone.
But things weren't like that.
In fact, perhaps for the first time ever,
she was anything but alone.
Her very existence had a profound impact
on the people around her.
And on me, too.
I still clearly remember
the first time I noticed her.
In a way,
she brought with her a promise.
A promise of liberation.
Liberation from ourselves.
Begin the vocal examination.
You're safe here.
For now,
it's for your own good, okay?
See? It's nothing.
Tanaka Hana.
Careful, Tanaka.
Follow protocol.
I think she's calling you.
Tell me, what's your name?
You're making this very difficult,
sweetheart. Come on now.
Administer the sedative.
Then you can continue.
It took me a long time to accept
that I had no role in her story.
I wasn't going to be her savior,
but she would be mine.
The Fox.
The Leopard.
News of her capture would reach
every corner of the human world.
Even their Sea Palace.
Sorry.
Don't worry.
Don't worry.
Careful.
Good job.
PART 2: ONE
Darkness.
Darkness spread.
The world would heal
from its fever.
The animal spirits knew it.
The time had come
to leave the earth behind.
Elias.
You're not ready for this, turn back.
Hey, come on, please turn back.
Come here.
Don't be afraid, come on. It's okay.
I heard about you on the radio.
About you, a celebrity
from the Old World.
They wanted to make you like them.
She needs a name.
She's the Chosen One.
What do you call the Chosen One?
Just "the first."
We'll call her One.
One.
The Wolf would be the Chosen One.
The Fox and the Leopard
would raise her to become a citizen.
A citizen of the New World.
Two years passed.
The Sea Palace
would survive the last summer.
It stands seven meters above the sea.
30 square meters of fertile soil,
seven fishing nets
and nine tanks
filled with rainwater.
Monster...
Monster... Monster.
It's far away.
Too far away to poison us.
What do monsters...?
What do monsters do?
Is that what you mean?
Come here.
The monsters make the summer
hotter and hotter.
Until the ocean
swallows the Old World.
Why?
Because the world must be purified.
The Sea Palace will remain,
just like us, just like you.
One, you must keep going.
Do you remember the times when we drink water?
Five minutes and thirty seconds.
Good, set your alarm.
Are you ready?
Father.
The light has the power.
We start drinking.
Are you drinking, sweetheart?
Yes, Mother.
Story time.
It's time for a story.
Where shall we travel today,
Chosen One of the wolves?
I want to go to the Old World.
The Old World.
A tower, taller
than the tallest tree in all the forests.
Thousands of towers,
from here to the horizon.
This is the nest of the Old Worlders.
I've reached the Old World.
Who are you and what do you want?
I am One, daughter of the Fox
and the Leopard, who went into the sun.
You can't go any further.
Your passport, please.
Passport?
How do you make money?
Money?
You have to work to make money,
and to eat, you give money.
But I just want to see the world.
You can't go through.
One.
She has no money or passport,
arrest her.
What? No.
Hands behind your back.
- One?
- Poison.
Yes, that's poison. Exactly.
It's poison, that's why we...
Poison.
- Look at Mom, One.
- Poison.
Don't resist. Hands behind your back.
Elias.
One?
Are you okay?
Yes?
So, where were you before?
Nowhere.
Nowhere?
So, you stayed here the whole time?
I told you.
Society doesn't teach us to lie,
it's inside us.
What are you waiting for, Father?
Correct her.
One?
When the world burns,
someone has to gather the ashes.
That person
must safeguard the truth.
If we play with the truth,
if we tell lies,
we harm reality
and ourselves.
You must always tell the truth.
Because you are the Chosen One.
Do you understand?
- I am One.
- Yes.
To glide across the water
and carry her
back to shore
was the Wolf's deepest desire.
But only the Leopard could do it.
Little kittens.
Why?
Well, because...
Because we need new inhabitants.
Why do we need them?
We don't need them,
but we want to have them.
One, do you want to name them?
Cat One, Cat Two.
Good, very simple.
How about White Cat and Black Cat?
Do you like that too?
Do you want to pet them?
No.
Leave her alone for a bit.
One more time.
One more time.
What are you?
Now you're free.
Everything will be fine.
As long as you believe.
Believe.
Why?
Why can't you convince me?
I have to be convinced.
Don't do this.
Don't become a slave.
You're still an Old Worlder.
Just an Old Worlder.
You're nothing.
Old Worlder.
Come on, monster.
Monster.
No, One.
Are you real?
No. One, One.
One.
Do you live here with...?
Do you live here?
At the Sea Palace.
Please.
Help.
Help me escape.
I have to go back.
Old World?
Old World?
Please...
Help.
You are poison.
You are poison.
You are poison.
You are poison.
Poison, poison.
You are poison. Poison.
No, I'm not poison. I am...
Poison. You are poison.
I am Arab.
My name is Arab.
Like snails
that leave their trails.
With their borders,
their rules,
their lines,
their divisions,
they divide the land, space, and water.
Okay.
They know it's coming.
They know.
One...
The last summer is coming.
One.
It's a matter of habit, sweetheart.
From now on
you'll sleep in your own room.
You have to sleep by yourself, come on.
You'll get used to it.
You'll get used to it.
One, is something bothering you?
What's happening?
We love you.
Really.
Love?
As your mother,
I want to understand what you're going through.
So, what's happening?
I want to leave.
To leave.
To run.
To run.
Into the forest.
I understand.
You know,
my mother always used to say
if you want something
that you can't have...
Then you have to work
on yourself,
until you want something else.
Family.
After the last summer.
When the heat remains...
and the land is slowly washed away.
Only the family.
Only the family will survive.
I don't know why I'm alive.
My ship sank.
I'm alive. Why?
If this is my karma...
Karma?
If this really is my karma...
Karma?
Then I have to survive.
Old Worlders eat what?
What do Old Worlders eat?
They eat plastic.
I should have continued to
worship Bhakti with my brother.
It is the will of the gods.
The world.
Not the Old World.
One? One, go away.
Oh God, One.
Go to your room.
Go. Go, go.
- Go to your room.
Go. Go.
One, go away, now. Damn it.
Sometimes I wondered
if she would still remember me.
Would she remember the way
I looked at her?
Anger.
The anger I so desperately wanted
to take from her.
The anger burned in her heart
like never before.
And you want to leave
this hole too, don't you?
The little girl
is a prisoner too.
A prisoner.
- Yes.
A prisoner.
- A prisoner.
Arab is a prisoner. One is a prisoner.
- A prisoner.
Listen...
That man... He's lying to you.
Arab doesn't lie to One.
- You can trust Arab.
- Trust him?
Have you seen White Cat?
- No.
When did you last see her?
Roof. Night.
What was she doing there?
She was just... there.
Just there?
Did you let her in?
No.
Why not?
- She fell into the water.
- Cats don't just fall like that.
And since she fell, why didn't you say anything?
Because I don't care.
You get what you want.
When will I get what I want?
No.
No, White Cat.
No.
Go away, get lost.
- I'll kill you.
- Come here.
No, stop.
- Stop.
- No.
Stop.
If you hurt her animals,
you hurt your mother.
No.
Do you understand?
One...
Don't you have anything to say?
I'm sorry.
Why are you saying sorry?
And who are you saying sorry to?
I'm sorry about White Cat,
and I'm sorry to you.
You have to apologize
to Black Cat too; she's alone now.
I'm sorry, Black Cat.
To make amends, you have to
play with her so she'll love you.
You have to make her feel safe;
that's how you'll make amends.
- Do you understand?
- I understand.
Come on, move over there.
What does 'prisoner' mean?
What?
Prisoner.
Prisoner?
Who taught you that?
- Arab.
I followed Father.
The Old Worlder.
He's dangerous.
We mustn't let him leave.
He could bring people here.
I'm just trying to...
I told you to take care of it.
I can't just...
Now our child has been exposed
to this poison.
Are you really surprised
that she discovered it?
What could I have done?
- You should have taken care of it.
Listen to yourself.
Now we can be honest
about... - Is this about honesty?
I just mean that honestly...
Honesty means that whatever
you say is true.
It doesn't mean that everything that's true
has to be said. She's a child, idiot.
So everything you say is true?
It's cold.
Look here.
Don't do it.
You had sex with her.
Sex?
Privacy, sweetheart.
One, go to your room.
Why?
Just go to your room, One.
Why?
Why?
- One.
To your room.
- Why?
Why?
- Now.
Go, sweetheart.
I want to go to the Old World.
Here, take it.
One, don't do it.
No.
No.
Listen to me.
I'll come back for you.
I'm going to get help.
It's okay.
They'll come now.
They're coming.
And at that moment, the Wolf
understood something about humans.
The animal spirit was inside them,
regardless of how they were raised.
The Leopard had tremendous will
and was fast.
Not only her body,
but her heart as well.
The Fox was clever and cunning.
A well-planned attack
was the only way
to catch her prey.
Today, we will drink from the ocean.
Today, we part with our strength.
Today, we acknowledge
our weaknesses.
Let the purification begin.
Come on.
Keep going, sweetheart.
I'll start.
I...
I was arrogant,
short-sighted,
I couldn't see
what the people I loved needed.
Now...
Forgive me.
One.
You wanted to leave us.
What are you?
Bad.
What are you?
I'm bad.
What are you?
I'm bad.
- Do it.
Get it all out.
Good.
Say it.
I hurt our family.
And I cheated on my wife.
Say it.
I had sex with our daughter.
- Again.
One more time.
I had sex with our daughter.
I destroyed this family.
I destroyed our home
and ruined our family.
No, you didn't.
No.
Nothing...
can tear this family apart.
One?
The Wolf had grown and no longer fit
inside the Sea Palace.
She had set out for a new
Wonderland
and was falling deeper and deeper
into the rabbit hole of human hallucinations.
PART 3: ALICE IN WONDERLAND
At a level crossing,
you must give way
to drivers coming from the right.
Check the traffic lights first
when turning left.
Give way to the right, signal,
and then turn.
Don't forget to check your mirrors.
Alice?
Your bag.
Thank you.
She had been told not to look
pedestrians in the eyes for too long.
People don't like being stared at.
Only when you need
to communicate with someone
is eye contact normal.
And don't forget
to smile politely.
- Hi.
- Sorry.
The quickest and easiest way to
prepare food is in the microwave.
Clothes should be washed regularly
after they are worn.
With underwear,
this should be done every day.
If you have nothing to do in the evening,
you can always turn on the TV.
- That's 28.19, please.
- Thank you.
- Thank you. Would you like a receipt?
- Yes, please. Thank you.
- Thank you, have a nice day.
- Thank you.
You're doing very well today.
Drive back to the parking lot.
Can I get out here?
Here?
You won't get lost?
I can drop you home
if you prefer.
Thank you, but I'd like
to walk for a bit.
We still have a little time.
Next week
I have ten extra minutes for you.
I look forward to it.
Bye.
Alice?
You're a special person,
especially considering what you've been through.
It's almost a miracle
that you're where you are now.
Do you realize that?
I realize it completely.
And because of your past,
you also have problems
that you need to learn to manage.
And that's completely understandable.
It's very important
to talk about these things, Alice.
Is it clear what we need to work on?
It's clear,
and I need to talk about it.
That's 38.18, please.
Thank you, goodbye.
I admit it, it's not a coincidence.
It's far out of my way, but
I thought it would be nice
to shop here for once,
since you work here.
- What are you doing?
- These are buy-one-get-one-free. Want another?
No, one is enough for me.
- I'm Dan, your driving instructor.
- I know.
How do you like this job?
I don't know.
You certainly take it seriously.
Shouldn't I?
No, no, you're doing fine.
That's 32.36, please.
Thanks, do you want a receipt?
No.
Alice, do you like music?
There's a gathering of musicians tonight.
You could call it a concert.
I used to play double bass.
- Would you like to go?
- Yes.
Great.
I'll pick you up at 8:00 p.m.
Can I ask if you liked it?
If I liked it?
You think so?
I don't think so.
I'm sorry about that.
Why are you sorry?
Because you didn't like it.
Do I have to like it?
No. It's just...
I showed you something I value very much.
I'm not just a driving instructor,
this is a second job.
I really like classical music
and I think it's important that we try
to give it new life.
These artists tried
to do it differently, you understand?
But you don't have to like it.
Alice, there's something direct
and genuine about you.
I find it interesting.
Can I give you a hug?
- Shall I take you home?
- I'll walk.
Are you sure?
I'd be happy to, really.
- But I think you know that.
- I know.
Okay.
Bye.
- Good night, Alice.
- Good night.
You know, Alice...
It seemed to me that
he really wanted to kiss you.
- Did you want that too?
- No.
- Why?
- I smelled him.
I didn't want to.
What did you do?
I smelled him.
I didn't want to.
You smelled him?
Smell is important.
But we also have to consider
that your social anxiety may be responsible.
Maybe you wanted to keep your distance
for reasons you haven't
fully realized.
Yes.
The Wolf's transformation
was complete.
She, who had come from the wilderness,
had made the journey into the realm
of human hallucinations
and now she could
walk with her back straight.
Nothing could stop her anymore.
I have to get better.
Why?
I made everything up along the way.
My little wolf.
Am I still your mother?
My child.
She was happy,
even if she was alone.
For her, the possibilities were endless.
She laughed with joy.
Deep in her heart,
she knew what her truth was.
She was an untamed force of nature,
born in the forest
to save humanity.
The end.
I felt the book needed
to take the form of a fairy tale.
A modern fairy tale
set against climate change.
Then I started writing.
Im still surprised
by the success of this book.
The Wolf, the Fox and the Leopard
has now been published in 17 languages
and is on the bestseller list
in more than ten countries.
Alice, you ran a red light.
Alice?
Alice, calm down.
Im stopping the car.
I told you to slow down.
Whats wrong with you today?
Stop.
Alice?
Alice, come to the front, please.
Congratulations, Alice.
Would you like to say something?
Yes, Im fine, thank you.
Youve won a set of Wusthof
steak knives.
Yes.
Ladies and gentlemen, a big round of applause
for our new employee of the year.
Well done. Sit down.
Thank you all.
Alice?
Alice, thats you.
Its you, isnt it?
Sorry?
She, who came
from the wild,
made the journey into the realm
of human illusions
and now could walk
with her back straight.
Nothing could stop her anymore.
For her, the possibilities were endless.
Everything was possible.
Deep in her heart,
she knew what her truth was.
She was an untamed force of nature,
born in the forest
to save humanity.
So
I think the Japanese edition
is a bit more subtle and poetic.
A lot gets lost in translation, but
I know one thing for sure.
This author admires you.
And so do I.
Come sit next to me, please.
What a story.
What story?
Yes, Alice.
Youre a whole story on your own.
What
story
am I?
I wont apologize.
I wont apologize
for loving you.
For anything.
Them.
The others.
Even mother.
They judge.
Humans built
a world on judgments.
They decide whats good, whats bad,
whats useful and whats not.
And that made us
clumsy.
Clumsy at loving.
One
I didnt make that many mistakes.
We prepared you to shake
the world, and you did.
What?
I havent done anything at all.
It doesnt matter what youve done,
sweetheart.
What matters is who you are.
Who I am?
Your time.
Your time at the Sea Palace,
your journey.
Every second counted.
How?
The book.
The author contacted me.
I told her everything.
Mother did the same.
Everyone is reading it.
Dont you see? Were influencing people.
One?
Oh, sweetheart.
EPILOGUE
Whos there?
Its me, the Wolf.
Please wait for temperature
measurement.
36.4.
Body temperature is normal.
I dont understand.
English.
Your hands, please.
The visitor has been sanitized.
Translation mode.
Its you.
Its really you.
I thought about you so much.
But I knew it had to be your decision
whether wed see each other again.
How did you find me?
Im an untamed
Untamed force of nature.
And the savior of humanity.
So you read it.
I always wanted to write
the story with you.
Light.
Trees.
Water.
There is no story anymore.
I have no name anymore.
The Wolf, the Fox and the Leopard
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