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Original title: Wild
Year: 2014
Running time: 115 min.
Country: United States
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Screenwriter: Nick Hornby (Autobiography: Cheryl Strayed)
Music: Varios
Cinematography: Yves Bélanger
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffmann, Michiel Huisman, Thomas Sadoski, Kevin Rankin, Charles Baker, Brian Van Holt, W. Earl Brown, Nick Eversman, Orianna Herrman, Beth Hall
Producer: Fox Searchlight, Pacific Standard
Genre: Drama. Adventure | Road Movie. Biography. 1990s. Nature
Synopsis / Plot: In the 90s, with the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother, Cheryl Strayed has lost all hope. After years of reckless, destructive behavior, she makes a rash decision. With absolutely no experience, driven only by sheer determination, Cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, alone.

Awards: 2014: Academy Awards: Nominated Best Actress (Witherspoon) & Supp. Actress (Dern)

2014: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actress Drama (Reese Witherspoon)

2014: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Actress (Reese Witherspoon)

2014: Satellite Awards: 3 Nominations including for Best Actress (Witherspoon)

2014: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay

2014: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Actress (Witherspoon)

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2014: Critics Choice Awards: 2 Nominations including Best Actress (Witherspoon)

2014: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 3 Nominations including Best Actress (Witherspoon)

2014: San Francisco Film Critics Circle: 2 Nom. including Best Actress (Witherspoon)

Critics' reviews

"Two superb performances anchor this finely crafted adventure."

Stephen Farber: The Hollywood Reporter
"Under the keen-eyed direction of Jean-Marc Vallée, Wild emerges as an exciting, elemental adventure that takes you places you don't see coming (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"What makes its heroine worth caring about - what makes her a rare and exciting presence in present-day American film - is not that she's tidy or sensible or even especially nice. It's that she's free."

A. O. Scott: The New York Times
"Reese Witherspoon delivers her finest performance in years in Jean-Marc Vallee's ruggedly beautiful follow-up to 'Dallas Buyers Club'."

Justin Chang: Variety
"Witherspoon is terrific (...) The film is more abstract than the book but retains its spirit (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"It comes as no surprise that the movie version (...) hits plenty of poignant notes. But despite the powerful elements of Strayed's real-life experiences, 'Wild' goes out of its way to overstate the built-in sentimentalism."

Eric Kohn: IndieWire
"A generally strong and impressive picture (...) Witherspoon and Dern are reason enough to see it (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
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