Oscar-winning director Alexandre Espigares adapts Jack London's 'White Fang' into animated film

Alexandre Espigares, who won an Oscar for 'Mr Hublot' in 2014, directs an animated adaptation of Jack London's novel 'White Fang'. The film, released in Italian cinemas on October 11 via Adler Entertainment, features a realistic visual style with exaggerated character proportions inspired by Italian westerns, particularly the faces of actors like Klaus Kinski and the films of Sergio Leone and Sergio Corbucci. The voiceover in the Italian version is performed by Toni Servillo, who praised the film's decision not to have animals speak, maintaining a clear distinction between human and animal worlds. The story follows White Fang, a wolf-dog growing up in the harsh Great North, taken in by a Native American tribe led by Castoro Grigio, then sold to a cruel man who forces him into dogfighting, and finally rescued by a loving couple who help him tame his wild instincts. The animation design by Stéphane Gallard and Antoine Poulain combines realism with caricature-like exaggeration.