Wendy

"A Gorgeous Reinvention of Peter Pan"

INDIE WIRE
  • Archive - Festival 37
  • Director: Benh Zeitlin
  • USA, Belgium 2020
  • 112 minutes
  • English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

Beasts of the Southern Wild director Benh Zeitlin’s long-awaited follow-up retells the beloved tale of the boy who wouldn’t grow up, but from the perspective of his headstrong female friend.

In this reimagining of Peter Pan, Wendy hails from a rural town in the American South. One day, she catches a boy hopping onto a train and, lured by mystery and a chance to escape her monotonous life, she jumps aboard, her two brothers in tow. Soon enough, she meets Peter and his island of verdant foliage, forever-young mischief-makers and a glimmering, gigantic underwater creature called ‘Mother’.

The vocative, sun-kissed cinematography, an enchanting score, a spellbinding lead performance and a dynamic storyline will beguile viewers all the way to Neverland.

Filmography: Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012).

This film is not suitable for young viewers.


  • Director Benh Zeitlin
  • Production Becky Glupczynski, Dan Janvey, Paul Mezey, Josh Penn
  • Script Benh Zeitlin, Eliza Zeitlin
  • Cinematography Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
  • Editing Affonso Gonçalves, Scott Cummings
  • Music Dan Romer
  • Festivals Sundance, Tallinn Black Nights Film, Melbourne
  • Actors Devin France, Yashua Mack, Gage Naquin, Gavin Naquin, Ahmad Cage, Krzysztof Meyn
  • Source United King Films, Ramat Hasharon