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There are lovers all over the world,

even here in the Arctic.

38 degrees below zero is no obstacle for feelings.

On the contrary.

The cheeky guy who looks like he is fallen into the coal bucket is Yuk.

And the white beauty with the little pink nose is Kina.

I would like to tell you her story.

The day begins with playing.

That means warming up and teasing.

You feel alone in the world, as it is in love.

And with the Arctic foxes...

it is the "love of life".

Yuk is the hunter of the couple.

To secure Kina’s respect, should he prove himself as such.

From the fight another hunter benefits.

The ermine.

She seems cute.

But she is a merciless murderer.

A weapon of war.

A machine.

A cold-blooded strategist.

And beware! She doesn't like failure at all.

But if she recovers...

That hurts.

Little Kina.

You can’t really see it yet, but soon she will become a mother.

And for the first time.

She's unsure. Understandably.

She wants to see how others do it.

Even much heavier ones.

This creaking...

is not normal.

It's too warm this year.

Much too warm for the pack ice.

But the two lovers don't care much about that.

Life in Kina's belly is growing.

More every day.

In a few days the little ones come into the world.

Yuk feels she needs strength.

For foraging he has a great tactic.

He follows the king of the Arctic.

The polar bear.

In the hope, to get something from the seal.

It is confirmed.

It's too warm.

The ice should still hold at this time of year.

This creaking.

Like a monster.

A monster, that lives inside the ice.

Terrible!

When this landscape of ice transformed into a vast sea.

It's much too early for that.

There is this ice, that breaks into a thousand pieces.

And Yuk somewhere on him.

Now every second counts.

Falling into ice-cold water means certain death for arctic foxes.

Kina and Yuk wanted stay together for the rest of their lives.

But fate decided otherwise.

Will they ever see each other again?

Everything here still smells of Yuk.

Kina will soon be a mother.

But how is she supposed to survive in this wilderness raise ten little foxes alone?

She returns there for two days, where they were still carefree.

Here...

the white desert is still intact.

This sound...

it is a fox.

But a red fox.

Much larger than the Arctic fox.

But his fur is not so thick.

Due to the higher temperatures

The red fox now dares to the Arctic.

And takes the other foxes' food away.

It does happen,

that one fox kills the other.

To survive ourselves.

Such is the law of nature.

Kina has to leave her den for good.

The boys should come there.

And she is also leaving

the only place where Yuk could find her again.

Legend has it that long ago

an arctic fox crossed the sky.

The fur of his tail roamed the mountain peaks.

And sparkling sparks raced through the darkness.

The little animal had created the Northern Lights.

Yuk has been drifting on the ice floe for three

days now, and still there is no rescue in sight.

He absolutely has to find Kina again, before she gives birth to her young.

On their way into exile

the vixen is constantly looking for a new place to live.

Before her unknown land.

As far as the eye can see.

The animals in this area seem very strange to Kina.

She has never seen anything like this before.

A familiar smell attracts Kina.

And she hasn't eaten anything for three days.

Like,

two,

three!

Halt!

Okay, retreat.

Cautious.

And then a nap.

With a full stomach.

The buffet!

It disappears.

Time for a decision.

But Kina can't keep up the pace.

Not with the little ones in my belly.

Kina has never been gone so far south.

There she discovers the area of ​​humans:

Jack City.

For the little fox the place is huge.

Unreal.

He scares her.

So she has no desire whatsoever to go there.

But the hunger is stronger.

Better back into the forest.

The forest around Jack City is the kingdom of wolves.

It's better not to stay there.

It is still light.

And wolves fear humans.

He is their most relentless hunter. He has already killed thousands of them.

The Black Wolf.

Soon to be the leader of the pack.

Kina doesn't recognize anything here.

She can't assign anything.

No sounds or smells nor rules of conduct.

She should never have come here.

And yet it must be right here find a place for their young.

She who comes from the wild and feeds on seals,

has to make do with snacks.

There! Finally, a smell she recognizes.

The Arctic, the far north!

Everything here reminds her of home, to the pack ice.

This shed full of thick furs.

And yet...

Kina keeps thinking about Yuk.

Further north the pack ice has almost completely melted.

Yuk has no strength left, to be careful.

Let alone escape, as a hunter approaches.

In this environment...

if you respect the who are fighting for their survival.

No matter what creature it is.

In Jack City comes Kina slowly regaining strength.

The dogs of the city However, they do not tolerate strangers.

Friend...

or enemy?

This is Rita.

And she wants to become friends with Kina.

Why don't they attack China?

The wolves.

At night, when people sleep,

they invade the city.

And often the dogs... on their menu.

Not tonight, though.

Do not move.

Do not move.

Don't breathe.

Rita chased away the black wolf.

He has into the hills above Jack City.

But he and his pack will not forget this defeat.

The following night they want Catching Kina and her new friend.

After a long journey Yuk finally reaches familiar territory.

He senses familiar smells.

Depth?

Where is she?

She must have left traces!

And Yuk has to find her, before the little ones arrive.

In Jack City it is again night has fallen.

And with her is also the black wolf with his pack back in the city.

But right now Rita is busy with something more important.

Find shelter for Kina. The little ones can come anytime.

In dog language this might mean: "Buddle you. I'm too old for that."

The "Princess of Ice" Kina

dread raising their young here, in the middle of people's garbage.

Time for breakfast.

And Rita knows where to gets the best bones in town.

Okay, asking for it doesn't work yet. But that is still to come.

What is that smell?

What is that?

An ermine that has painted itself?

This is a marten.

And martens love eggs.

Very fresh eggs!

Someone in particular won't like that.

The angry marten wonders,

what prevents him from to bite the thief's snout off.

Maybe fear.

But the fear quickly changes sides.

Kina's smell is fading more and more.

Yuk has to hurry, but he's hungry.

An arctic hare!

But in the deep snow he is through not to catch his snowshoe paws.

And he is a master of disguise.

Yuk, the predator, now becomes prey itself.

For the black wolf the color of the fox counts for little.

White, red, gray...

everything tastes the same.

But he still hesitates to attack.

He could fail again.

Too much powder snow.

Night is better for doing something.

Together with the rest of the pack.

Kina also has her problems.

She is a target the guard dogs.

At night they leave them alone, but during the day the city belongs to them.

And he's looking for her everywhere.

Rita saved her life.

Again.

There will always be people here and dogs to hunt them.

Kina has realized she can't have her young here.

It's too dangerous.

Rita can't go with her.

Your place is here, with the people.

This ends the remarkable story the encounter between a bitch and a vixen.

Our climate refugees resumes her search.

For a place where it is possible to raise their children.

Alone.

Yuk has never been so close to Kina.

He can smell her everywhere, on every street corner.

She is definitely here.

She passed by here. She must be nearby.

The black wolf has not forgotten Yuk.

In the darkness of the night...

he has home advantage. And he is not alone.

Yuk can only respond to a signal the spirits of the Far North hope.

Is that supposed to be the sign?

Really now?

Yuk can be found in every forest,

everywhere on the pack ice and in the mountains.

But in that strange steel structure?

And the marten is no help either.

Right or left?

Left or right?

Is he teasing him or does he want to help him?

There must be an exit out of this labyrinth.

Spring has come.

This is bad for Yuk.

The landscape is changing.

The snow is melting.

And with him, Kina's smell final.

He has to set the pace.

What if the little ones are already there?

This rock saved his life.

But why, if the avalanche might deleted the last traces of Kina?

The vixen doesn't know what to do.

She decides to follow the female caribou.

You need a safe place for their calves.

She has found a den for herself.

You have probably already Arctic foxes see the light of day.

Finally, Kina can rest.

And wait for the little ones to arrive.

Days of fighting against nature.

Days of searching.

Days of hope.

And also days of despair.

And then the day...

where everything becomes possible again.

Subtitle: Vanessa Mayer Samson & Fritaud Text © 2024