The Wolves

'Los lobos', 2019

Max and Leo are 8 and 5 years old and have just immigrated to the US with their mother. Their days pass inside a tiny apartment, while they wait for their mother to come back, as they hold on to the hope of traveling to Disney. Max will have to grow up prematurely in order to understand his mothers motivations

Max and Leo are 8 and 5 years old and have just immigrated to the US with their mother. Their days pass inside a tiny apartment, while they wait for their mother to come back, as they hold on to the hope of traveling to Disney. Max will have to grow up prematurely in order to understand his mothers motivations

Director

Samuel Kishi

Runtime

95 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Drama

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The Wolves

Samuel Kishi, 2019

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Countries

Mexico

Country of filming

Mexico

Languages

English, Spanish; Castilian

Awards

Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival

Winner

2020

The Grand Prix of the International Jury in Generation Kplus for the Best Film

Kplus competition

Winner

2020

Peace Film Award

Norwegian Peace Film Award

Calgary International Film Festival

Winner

2020

Best International Narrative Feature

Storyline

Two children emigrate to the US with their mother. Their days pass in a tiny flat waiting for her to come back as they hold on to the hope of visiting Disneyworld.

Max and Leo are 8 and 5 years old and have just immigrated to the US with their mother. Their days pass inside a tiny apartment, while they wait for their mother to come back, as they hold on to the hope of traveling to Disney. Max will have to grow up prematurely in order to understand his mothers motivations

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Max and Leo are 8 and 5 years old and have just immigrated to the US with their mother. Their days pass inside a tiny apartment, while they wait for their mother to come back, as they hold on to the hope of traveling to Disney. Max will have to grow up prematurely in order to understand his mothers motivations

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Two children emigrate to the US with their mother. Their days pass in a tiny flat waiting for her to come back as they hold on to the hope of visiting Disneyworld.

Cast & crew

Cast

Martha Reyes Arias

Actress

Maximiliano Nájar Márquez

Actor/Actress

Leonardo Nájar Márquez

Actor/Actress

Crew

Director

Samuel Kishi

Screenwriter

Luis Briones

Screenwriter

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