The Lure of the Jungle (1959)
Directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
In this children's movie a newly orphaned child from the West Indies encounters prejudice when he is sent to Denmark. There he becomes friends with a poacher who takes him in after he is chastised by the townsfolk. Unfortunately, the poacher is caught and the boy is sent to reform school. Fortunately, he escapes and is taken in by a friendly squire.
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family, bigotry, child, death, discrimination, escape, father, home, illegality, mother, moving, orphan, poacher, prejudice, racism, reformatory, refugee, school, shelter
