# These Wild Cats

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***These Wild Cats*** (French: *Des chats sauvages*) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by [Steve Patry](/source/Steve_Patry) and released in 2024.[1] The film profiles Martin, a hermit in the [Abitibi-Témiscamingue](/source/Abitibi-T%C3%A9miscamingue) region of [Quebec](/source/Quebec) who lives an isolated existence in a forest cabin with a large pack of [cats](/source/Cat), but whose life of predictable routine is upset when one of the cats goes missing.[2]

The film premiered at the [Montreal International Documentary Festival](/source/Montreal_International_Documentary_Festival) in 2024,[3] and went into commercial release in September 2025.[4]

The film was shortlisted for the [Prix collégial du cinéma québécois](/source/Prix_coll%C3%A9gial_du_cin%C3%A9ma_qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois) in 2026.[5]

## References

1. Audrey-Anne Blais, ["Libre comme un félin"](https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/critiques/2025-09-19/des-chats-sauvages/libre-comme-un-felin.php). *[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))*, September 19, 2025.

1. Francis Lévesque, ["«Des chats sauvages»: l’ermite aux minous"](https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/918432/chats-sauvages-ermite-minous?). *[Le Devoir](/source/Le_Devoir)*, September 19, 2025.

1. André Duchesne, ["Six documentaires à ne pas manquer"](https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2024-11-15/ridm/six-documentaires-a-ne-pas-manquer.php). *[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))*, November 15, 2024.

1. Yves Tremblay, ["Steve Patry révèle un solitaire hypersensible dans « Des chats sauvages »"](https://qfq.com/spip.php?article104285). *Qui Fait Quoi*, January 24, 2025.

1. Charles-Henri Ramond, ["(PCCQ 2026) Les finalistes dévoilés"](https://www.filmsquebec.com/pccq-2026-finalistes-devoiles/). *Films du Québec*, January 14, 2026.

## External links

- [These Wild Cats](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36986429/) at IMDb

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