The Wolfpack

R

Released Jun 12, 2015

1h 29m

Documentary

Biography

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Locked away from the outside world in a Manhattan apartment, the Angulo siblings satisfy their curiosity, imagination and need to explore by re-enacting their favorite movies.

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Offering a unique look at modern fears and our fascination with film, The Wolfpack is a fascinating -- and ultimately haunting -- urban fable.

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Jeff M

Despite a fascinating premise, this documentary was ultimately a big disappointment and left me cold. As a movie lover, it's interesting to think about the impact cinema has had on my life - but I never considered what it would be like if all I knew was based on the silver screen. The Angulo children recite and re-enact their favorite films as if the words of dialogue were their own. But their story, as peculiar as it is, ironically doesn't make the most beguiling of documentaries. We aren't provided with enough information to know these kids as individuals rather than a collective whole, so it's hard to keep track of who's who. Also, whether by choice or circumstance, the filmmakers provide limited information as to what led the Angulo parents to raise their children as they did. Then again, perhaps there is no explanation. In any case, it's hard to get involved with people you don't get to know. And beyond the initial peculiarity of the situation, there's not much more to hold our interest. Maybe a 30–45-minute documentary short would have been more appropriate.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/17/24

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Audience Member

Anyone who works in fiction would pay for a story like this one, but the thing is that this was a real story about a group of outsiders with powerful reflections on modern fears, bravery and creativity, featuring a deeply humane filmmaking and a moving tribute to the one love that gathers people all around the globe and makes them sit for a long time in one closed, quiet, darkened room: cinema.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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There is such an interesting and unique story behind this documentary, sadly the documentary itself doesn't do it justice. The documentary never take the time to truly establish what is happening, so much potential wasted. At times I even missed any type of Werner Herzog narration or something

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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On the surface, The Wolfpack looks to be a tale of strangeness and queerness but beneath it all is actually a story of great sadness and fear that really spoke to me. The director does well not to exploit the family in any sense and allow us to gain an understanding of the boys fascination with movies and why they are how they are. The father is clearly and abusive egomaniac with a god complex and the boys didn't know any different until the elder ones matured and started thinking more for themselves. The saving grace of the story is the boys as a unit, there always there for each other and their mother who shows them love and affection that their father derives them of. It's a documentary about the magic of movies and how we can get lost in them but more importantly it's about the importance of family, free-will and the ability to be who you want to be and do what you want to do. Heart-wrenching and uplifting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Even without the problems of consent and invasiveness brought in, the film still seems like an exercise in having a great story fall into your lap and not knowing quite what to do with it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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3.5/5.0 stars - Grade: B

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Crystal Moselle

Director

Mukunda Angulo

Actor

Narayana Angulo

Actor

Bhagavan Angulo

Actor

Govinda Angulo

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Cameron Brodie

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J. Hoberman

The New York Review of Books

These questions are subsumed in The Wolfpack's stunning testament to the redemptive power of cinema.

Mar 28, 2017

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Adam Nayman

The Walrus

A documentary that goes beyond the old stranger-than-fiction cliché into the realm of the genuinely perplexing.

Feb 29, 2016

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Bilge Ebiri

Nashville Scene

he Wolfpack transcends mere social-issue concerns. It becomes a coming-of-age movie with monumental stakes -- and a strangely vibrant look at the liberating power of creativity.

Dec 7, 2015

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Not every move Moselle makes is successful — but she has tremendous footage and largely does right by it.

Jan 23, 2023

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

The material speaks volumes to those who spend their lives in darkened places before flickering images, but 'The Wolfpack' is an amateurish movie at best.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 13, 2021

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

In any event, The Wolfpack still intrigues, largely because of the Angulo boys' liveliness and tenacity.

Feb 26, 2021

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Synopsis

Locked away from the outside world in a Manhattan apartment, the Angulo siblings satisfy their curiosity, imagination and need to explore by re-enacting their favorite movies.

Director: Crystal Moselle
Producer: Cameron Brodie, Tyler Brodie, David Cross
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Candescent Films
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 20, 2016
Runtime: 1h 29m

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