Some Friendships are too wild to last.

During the final days of WWII, a soldier brings home an unlikely companion...

a bear who would change his family forever.

"The Story of Private Bruno" is a true story inspired family drama set just after WWII, about a young boy whose life changes when his brother brings home a war-trained black bear. The boy and the bear form an incredible bond - he becomes his best friend, his protector - but as the bear’s wild instincts emerge and a local politician tries to exploit him, the family is forced to face a hard truth.

In the end, the boy must make the ultimate choice - not to keep the thing he loves most, but to set it free. It’s Old Yeller meets War Horse - a timeless, emotional story about love, loss, and letting go.

Read the screenplay for The Story of Private Bruno

A grounded WWII drama about an unlikely bond between a soldier, a boy, and a bear - and the quiet ways family is formed.

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Download Screenplay (PDF)