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The Wolves

The Wolves

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The Wolves

2020

1h 35m

7.3(65 votes)

Drama

Family

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Animal de Luz Films

Alebrije Producciones

Cebolla Films

FIDECINE

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Martha Reyes Arias

Martha Reyes Arias

Lucía

Leonardo Nájar Márquez

Leo

Maximiliano Nájar Márquez

Maximiliano Nájar Márquez

Max

Cici Lau

Cici Lau

Mrs. Chan

Celine R. Lopez

Celine R. Lopez

Robert Louder

Kevin Medina

Kevin Medina

Kevin

Johnson T. Lau

Monsieur Chang

Josiah Grado

Chico 1

Marvin Ramirez

Chico 2

Creative team

Directed by: Samuel Kishi
Written by: Sofía Gómez Córdova
Samuel Kishi
Produced by: Inna Payán
Leticia Carrillo Silva

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