When filmmaker Crystal Moselle crossed paths with the Angulo brothers, she wisely knew she had discovered a fascinating story. The Wolfpack is an intimate look at six brothers and their sister who have lived essentially their whole childhoods trapped inside an apartment on the Lower East Side of New York City.
The Angulo family is ruled by a patriarch, Oscar, who found New York City to be a dangerous place. He had intentions of moving to Scandinavia but things did not work out and he ruled over his family with a strong hand. The sons are know grown up and have begun to venture out into the world against their father's wishes. Thus is the initial story of the family at the center of this fantastic and jaw-dropping documentary.
In order to pass the time, the brothers have all become obsessive cinephiles, recreating their favorite films like Reservoir Dogs or The Dark Knight. Moselle is a fly on the wall, catching the insular community of the brothers. She also gets many of them to open up. Her presence in the family causes many moments of healing, including their mom finally talking to her mom after years of silence.
The film is a collage of moments that paints an intimate portrait of family locked inside of itself. We see a trans-formative moment in this family. The film is moving and shocking at the time.
4/5
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