Wildcat review: Come for cute animals, stay for nuanced psychology

The rare nature documentary features a war-wounded soldier finding salvation in the Amazon rainforest, caring for a wounded ocelot cub, and forming a complicated relationship with the founder of a wildlife conservation center.

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Prime Video (starting December 30th)

Reportedly, Amazon Studios wildcatThat’s a staggering number of documentaries on streaming services.

But while this documentary may lack generation-defining pop icons, it does have some stunning animals, breathtaking Peruvian rainforest shots, and, perhaps unexpectedly, combat-related. There is solid insight into the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.

This condition has been noted by Harry Turner…