在这部孤独的狼剧情/冒险/家庭片中,在克罗地亚淳朴的小村庄中，人们饱受狼群侵袭的困扰。小男孩兰科的爱犬为了保护主人，勇敢地与狼拼搏，最终和狼同归于尽。而兰科无意中在森林里解救了一只高大威猛的猎犬，男孩和狗成了亲密无间的朋友，但它却不愿跟随男孩来到人类的村庄生活。村民反倒误以为这只威猛的猎犬是狼，对它展开了围攻……库斯图里卡御用男主在12岁时主演了这部处女作。冰天雪地中男孩与狗狗的友谊纯净无暇，令人十分动容。
A boy finds a large wolf-like dog in the mountain and they befriend. The local peasants think that it may be a real wolf responsible for the sheep pestilence. They decide to kill the animal, but the boy is worried about it and he secretly provides the dog with the food.
