TheBritishsoldierHarryTurnerwas18whenhewasdeployedtoAfghanistan.Hereturnedfromthewarabrokenman.StrugglingwithPTSDdepressionandsuicidalthoughtshetravelsdeepintothePeruvianrainforestwherehemeetstheUSscientistSamantha.Togethertheytakecareofanorphanedocelotasmallspottedwildcat.ThefilmconsistspartlyofmaterialthatHarryandSamanthafilmedthemselvesandpartlyoffootagebythedirectorsofWildcatwholaterjoinedthepair.Intimatemomentsbetweenhumansandanimalsarecombinedwithexcitingshotsofthetreacherousnocturnaljungletoformanemotionallytortuousportraitofapersonconstantlybattlinghisdemons.ItisoutofthisstrugglethatHarryforgesabondwiththeyoungwildanimal.Hisattempttosavetheocelotisaboveallanattempttosavehimself.Andmakingtheanimalself-reliantprovesinfacttobeanexerciseinlettinggo.AsheguidestheanimalinthejungleHarrymustalsofindhiswaybacktosocietyandtohisfamily.