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Among Wolves

2010 · 116 min

A quiet, rugged immersion into wild solitude, watching a frightened boy slowly learn trust and survival from an old hermit.

Overview
Entre lobos (Among Wolves) tells the remarkable story of a poor country boy named Marcos, who at the age of 7 is handed over to his father's employer, a rich landowner, who in turn delivers him to a life of labor with a hermetic goatherd in an isolated valley. The old man, who lives in a cave, is unused to human company and at first seems not very interested in having a live-in apprentice. The boy, who was abused by his parents, is frightened and equally aloof initially. Despite this, the shepherd begins teaching Marcos how to herd the goats, as well as how to care for himself and how to survive in the wilderness by trapping and fishing.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • coming-of-age
  • nature
  • found family
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Gerardo Olivares
Written by
Gerardo Olivares
Starring
Juan José Ballesta, Manuel Camacho, Sancho Gracia, Carlos Bardem, Eduardo Gómez, Àlex Brendemühl, Dafne Fernández, Luisa Martín
Cinematography
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Runtime
116 min
Country
Spain, Germany
Languages
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