Bambi: The Reckoning (2025)
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A mother and her son must survive a deadly encounter with a mutated deer seeking revenge for its own lost family.
The story
In a world where industrial negligence has led to environmental catastrophe, a mother named Xana and her son Benji travel to visit family. Their journey is interrupted when they are targeted by a mutated, vengeful deer known as Bambi. After Bambi's mother was killed by a hunter and his offspring were lost following a chemical disaster, the creature has become a mindless, dangerous force of nature. As the pair seeks safety, they find themselves caught between the relentless pursuit of the mutated deer and the corporate interests of Wilbexr Pharmaceuticals, who are attempting to contain the fallout of their actions.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In the past, a fawn named Bambi loses his mother to a hunter and later becomes a mutated, vengeful creature after his offspring is lost and he is exposed to toxic waste. In the present, Xana and her son Benji are traveling to visit family when they are attacked by Bambi. They reach a house where they encounter various family members and a group of hunters hired by Wilbexr Pharmaceuticals to contain the mutated animals. The narrative unfolds as the family is hunted by both the deer and the hunters. Amidst the chaos, Benji finds a young fawn, and Xana learns that the corporate entity, Wilbexr, is responsible for the mutations. The story culminates in a confrontation where the truth of the corporate negligence is revealed. In the final moments, the characters are forced to make desperate choices. Benji and Xana return the young fawn to Bambi, only for a final, violent confrontation to occur where the primary antagonist is killed, and Bambi is ultimately struck down, ending his vengeful rampage.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 80
- Production countries
- United Kingdom
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Dan Allen
- Writers
- Rhys Warrington · writer
- Cast and characters
- Roxanne McKee · Xana; Tom Mulheron · Benji; Nicola Wright · Mary; Samira Mighty · Harriet; Adrian Relph · Michael, also referred as the man; Alex Cooke · Simon; Russell Geoffrey Banks · Andrew; Joseph Greenwood · Harrison
- Genres
- Horror
- Themes
- Loss of innocence; Environmental destruction; Revenge
- Tone and mood
- Dark; Gritty; Slightly comedic
- Setting
- A rural area featuring a house, a forest, and a nearby river.
- Premise and plot tags
- Survival; Mutation; Corporate Conspiracy
- Source material / true-story basis
- Bambi, a Life in the Woods by Felix Salten
- Franchise connections
- The Twisted Childhood Universe
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 50 · scale: 100 · review count: 1
- Production trivia
- The film features entirely computer-generated imagery for the animals.; The character of Bambi was designed to look like a 'vicious killing machine'.
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