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The Wolfpack

The Wolfpack

20156.81h 29m

Overview

Locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Angulo brothers learn about the outside world through the films that they watch. Nicknamed ‘The Wolfpack’, the brothers spend their childhood reenacting their favorite films using elaborate home-made props and costumes. Their world is shaken up when one of the brothers escapes and everything changes.

Directed by Crystal Moselle
Produced by Izabella Tzenkova, Alex Orlovsky, Crystal Moselle
Box Office0Revenue: $1.3M

Top Cast

Mukunda Angulo

Mukunda Angulo

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Narayana Angulo

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Susanne Angulo

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Bhagavan Angulo

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Jagadisa Angulo

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Krsna Angulo

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Oscar Angulo

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Visnu Angulo

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Chloe Pecorino

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Govinda Angulo

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Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipparent child relationshipmanhattan, new york citywoman directorconfinementlower east side

About The Wolfpack

The Wolfpack is a documentary film released in 2015 exploring themes of sibling relationship, parent child relationship, manhattan, new york city, woman director, confinement, lower east side. Directed by Crystal Moselle, it stars Mukunda Angulo, Narayana Angulo, Susanne Angulo. Locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Angulo brothers learn about the outside world through the films that they watch. Nicknamed ‘The Wolfpack’, the brothers spend their childhood reenacting their favorite films using elaborate home-made props and costumes. Their world is shaken up when one of the brothers escapes and everything changes.

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