Documentary backdrop image for Fojos (2020)

Documentary backdrop image for Fojos (2020)

2020103 minPGdocumentary

Wildlife Conservation

Fojos

2020103 minPGdocumentary

Men and wolves coexist in Castro Laboreiro, a remote area in northern Portugal known as the end-of-the-world’s pit.

Wildlife Conservation

Genres

Directors

Anabela Moreira,

Synopsis

Men and wolves coexist in Castro Laboreiro, a remote area in northern Portugal known as the end-of-the-world’s pit.

People

Anabela Moreira

Anabela Moreiradirector

João Canijo

João Canijodirector

Synopsis

Castro Laboreiro, located in the far north of Portugal, is known as the end-of-the-world’s pit. In this remote area, men and wolves coexist in a delicate balance. Wolves leave their lairs to hunt, often targeting livestock confined in barns. The film captures the challenges faced by the local community as they navigate life in this isolated environment. The documentary runs for 103 minutes and presents a stark view of survival in a place where nature and humanity intersect.

Comments

What are people saying?

Play More Like This

The Wolf Dividing Norway: the hunter versus the environmentalist (2020)

The Wolf Dividing Norway: the hunter versus the environmentalist

In Norway, remote communities grapple with the contentious debate over wolf population management, pitting hunters against environmentalists amid rising tensions.

The Wolf Dividing Norway: the hunter versus the environmentalist

Wild Dogs Everywhere: Wolves, Foxes and Coyotes (2024)

Wild Dogs Everywhere: Wolves, Foxes and Coyotes

About 94 wolves in eight packs currently roam Yellowstone National Park, a result of a reintroduction program that began in the mid-nineties.

Wild Dogs Everywhere: Wolves, Foxes and Coyotes

White Wolves - Ghosts of the Arctic (2023)

White Wolves - Ghosts of the Arctic

Temperatures on Ellesmere Island can dip down to minus 50 degrees Celsius, challenging the survival of the Eureka pack of Arctic wolves.

White Wolves - Ghosts of the Arctic

Wandering Wolves - Nature Documentary, Part 2 (2022)

Wandering Wolves - Nature Documentary, Part 2

A wolf named Liga traveled 1,000 kilometers from Parma, Italy, to Mercantour National Park in the French Maritime Alps before being killed by a local pack.

Wandering Wolves - Nature Documentary, Part 2

The Wild Heart Of Spain (2026)

The Wild Heart Of Spain

Ancient mountains, dense forests, and winding rivers in the Iberian Peninsula provide a habitat for remarkable wildlife, including Iberian lynx, brown bears, and golden eagles.

The Wild Heart Of Spain

The Leap Of The Lynx (2023)

The Leap Of The Lynx

On the Iberian Peninsula, the endangered Iberian lynx faces survival challenges due to habitat fragmentation while conservation efforts aim to restore its environment.

The Leap Of The Lynx

Wandering Wolves - Nature Documentary, Part 1 (2022)

Wandering Wolves - Nature Documentary, Part 1

Slavko, a migrating wolf, travels over 1,000 kilometers from Slovenia to northern Italy, facing numerous challenges along the way.

Wandering Wolves - Nature Documentary, Part 1

Icons of the Iberian Wilderness: Nature Meets Myth (2024)

Icons of the Iberian Wilderness: Nature Meets Myth

Almost 50 young Iberian ibex are seen in a nursery on a mountain summit during their spring breeding season.

Icons of the Iberian Wilderness: Nature Meets Myth

Spain's Green Northern Coastlines - Wild Spain (2022)

Spain's Green Northern Coastlines - Wild Spain

Around 140 Cantabrian brown bears inhabit the rugged mountains of northern Spain, thriving in a region with an annual rainfall of about 2,000 millimeters.

Spain's Green Northern Coastlines - Wild Spain

The Yeti: Myth or Dangerous Predator? (2026)

The Yeti: Myth or Dangerous Predator?

In Langtang National Park, Ian Max Maxwell investigates the Yeti legend while confronting the real threat of the Asiatic Black Bear, a known man-eater.

The Yeti: Myth or Dangerous Predator?

Big Cats 24/7 LIVE from Botswana (2024)

Big Cats 24/7 LIVE from Botswana

In the Okavango Delta, a live filming camp offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the daily lives of big cats and a special Q&A session.

Big Cats 24/7 LIVE from Botswana

Lions Rule | Episode 1: Death in the Glade (2024)

Lions Rule | Episode 1: Death in the Glade

In Ruaha National Park, the arrival of thousands of buffalo disrupts the delicate balance between predator and prey in the Glade, leading to fierce territorial conflicts among lion prides.

Lions Rule | Episode 1: Death in the Glade

Explore Fojos

Browse more like this

White Wolves - Ghosts of the Arctic (2023)

White Wolves - Ghosts of the Arctic

Temperatures on Ellesmere Island can dip down to minus 50 degrees Celsius, challenging the survival of the Eureka pack of Arctic wolves.

White Wolves - Ghosts of the Arctic

No digital watch option in your country

Wandering Wolves - Nature Documentary, Part 2 (2022)

Wandering Wolves - Nature Documentary, Part 2

A wolf named Liga traveled 1,000 kilometers from Parma, Italy, to Mercantour National Park in the French Maritime Alps before being killed by a local pack.

Wandering Wolves - Nature Documentary, Part 2

No digital watch option in your country

The Leap Of The Lynx (2023)

The Leap Of The Lynx

On the Iberian Peninsula, the endangered Iberian lynx faces survival challenges due to habitat fragmentation while conservation efforts aim to restore its environment.

The Leap Of The Lynx

No digital watch option in your country

Wandering Wolves - Nature Documentary, Part 1 (2022)

Wandering Wolves - Nature Documentary, Part 1

Slavko, a migrating wolf, travels over 1,000 kilometers from Slovenia to northern Italy, facing numerous challenges along the way.

Wandering Wolves - Nature Documentary, Part 1

No digital watch option in your country

Icons of the Iberian Wilderness: Nature Meets Myth (2024)

Icons of the Iberian Wilderness: Nature Meets Myth

Almost 50 young Iberian ibex are seen in a nursery on a mountain summit during their spring breeding season.

Icons of the Iberian Wilderness: Nature Meets Myth

No digital watch option in your country

Spain's Green Northern Coastlines - Wild Spain (2022)

Spain's Green Northern Coastlines - Wild Spain

Around 140 Cantabrian brown bears inhabit the rugged mountains of northern Spain, thriving in a region with an annual rainfall of about 2,000 millimeters.

Spain's Green Northern Coastlines - Wild Spain

No digital watch option in your country

Lions Rule | Episode 1: Death in the Glade (2024)

Lions Rule | Episode 1: Death in the Glade

In Ruaha National Park, the arrival of thousands of buffalo disrupts the delicate balance between predator and prey in the Glade, leading to fierce territorial conflicts among lion prides.

Lions Rule | Episode 1: Death in the Glade

No digital watch option in your country

Wild Portugal (2020)

Wild Portugal

2020•44m•★7.9TMDB

Wolves hunt ancient mustangs in Portugal's diverse ecosystems, where apex predators and their prey interact across rugged coastlines and isolated mountains.

Wolf Walk (2019)

Wolf Walk

2019•1h28m•★6.7TMDB

After nearly 80 years, wolves return to the French Alps, prompting research on their dispersal patterns and social behaviors over a two-year period.

Living With Wolves (2016)

Living With Wolves

2016•52m•★6.0TMDB

Three hundred sheep are guarded by five shepherd dogs in the Carpathian Mountains, where wolves pose a constant threat to their safety.

Living With Wolves

(Be)Longing (2015)

(Be)Longing

2015•1h18m•★6.9TMDB

Around fifty residents from four generations live in Uz, a remote hamlet in the northern mountains of Portugal, maintaining their ancestral way of life.

Wolf: Wanderer Without Borders (2022)

Wolf: Wanderer Without Borders

2022•1h44m•★8.0TMDB

After 150 years of absence, wolves are returning to the Netherlands, with one young wolf traveling from eastern Germany in search of a mate.

Wolf: Wanderer Without Borders

Wolfram, a Saliva do Lobo (2010)

Wolfram, a Saliva do Lobo

2010•55m•★7.0TMDB

Panasqueiras' Mine in Portugal serves as the backdrop for an observational exploration of miners' daily lives and the interplay between human labor and the earth.

Wolfram, a Saliva do Lobo

Germany's Wild Wolves - As They Really Are (2019)

Germany's Wild Wolves - As They Really Are

2019•50m•★8.0TMDB

Over three years, unique footage of a family of wild wolves was captured in Germany, revealing their social structures and dispelling common myths.

Germany's Wild Wolves - As They Really Are

Savages: The Wolf's Tale (2022)

Savages: The Wolf's Tale

2022•1h21m•★2.7TMDB

A group of cattle ranchers in northern Spain rebels against government regulations designed to protect the elusive wolf.

Savages: The Wolf's Tale

Cesar Millan: The Real Story (2017)

Cesar Millan: The Real Story

2017•45m•★6.7TMDB

Three wolves migrate over 600 miles across Europe, facing challenges like habitat loss and human encroachment along the way.

Cesar Millan: The Real Story

A Quest for Meaning (2015)

A Quest for Meaning

2015•1h27m•★7.8TMDB

Two friends travel through cities in America, Europe, and Asia, engaging in conversations about life and happiness over 87 minutes.

A Quest for Meaning

Salla - Selling the Silence (2011)

Salla - Selling the Silence

2011•1h10m•★6.5TMDB

In Salla, Lapland, Jyrki Kuukkanen and his family navigate the challenges of running a small business amid changing societal values and environmental concerns.

Salla - Selling the Silence

Among the Wolves (2024)

Among the Wolves

2024•1h22m•★8.0TMDB

Two men set up a wooden shelter in the snow-covered forests along the Iceland-Russia border to observe a wolf pack over the changing seasons.

Among the Wolves

Browse more by Anabela Moreira

View all films →

Portugal: One Day at a Time (2015)

Portugal: One Day at a Time

2015

Diary of Beiras (2017)

Diary of Beiras

2017

Is this your film?

If you made this film or hold the rights to it, we'd like to talk. We can license it and pay you a share of what it earns.

License it with us →