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Kid Colter (1985)

Kid Colter poster
Directed by
David O'Malley
Genre
adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 12-year-old city boy spends his vacation with his father who lives in a remote mountain area. He learns how to survive in the wilderness. Two gangsters kidnap him and leave him in the mountains, and he uses his new skills to get away.

lightheartedinstructionalsurvivalistfamily-friendlymildly tenseoptimisticslow-pacedscenic

What happens

Gefährliche Ferien (Originaltitel: Kid Colter) ist ein amerikanischer Familien- und Abenteuerfilm aus dem Jahre 1985. Der 12-jährige Stadtjunge Justin lernt während seiner Ferien bei seinem in einer abgelegenen Berglandschaft wohnenden Vater das Leben in der freien Natur kennen. Diese Erfahrungen kann er anwenden, als er von zwei Gangstern verschleppt und in den Bergen zurückgelassen wird. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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