Xavier Pijnacker

“A documentary is not made to capture reality, but to let reality speak.”

DE WOLF IN ONS

In development…

DE WOLF IN ONS tells the story of the wolf’s return to the Netherlands and uses him as a mirror for a major social theme: immigration. After centuries of absence, the wolf reappears in our forests and villages, where his arrival divides opinions. Some see beauty and the power of nature, others see danger and loss. The film follows the wolf as a traveler from Eastern Europe, facing obstacles such as highways, fences, and invisible borders like fear and distrust. In the debates about the wolf, the same words echo as in the migration debate. In this way, the wolf becomes more than a species that has returned—he becomes a mirror for questions about acceptance, exclusion, and the right to belong somewhere.