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Released 10 years ago.
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Wolves
"You ready to rise up?"
2016 1h 49m EN
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5.8
MID
★5.8TMDB · 73
Drama
Synopsis
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Anthony Keller, star of his NYC high school basketball team, is riding his way to Cornell on a sports scholarship. But he can only maintain his popular jock facade for so long, as his troubled father Lee has a gambling addiction that threatens to derail his dreams both on and off the court.
“You ready to rise up?”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Taylor John Smith
Anthony Keller
Carla Gugino
Jenny Keller
Zazie Beetz
Victoria
Michael Shannon
Lee Keller
Chris Bauer
Charlie
Jessica Rothe
Lola
Jake Choi
Gil
Cindy Cheung
Doc
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Bart Freundlich
- Writers
- Bart Freundlich
- Languages
- English, French
- Countries
- United States of America
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Bart Freundlich, shot by Juan Miguel Azpiroz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by David Bridie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Joseph Krings shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Taylor John Smith and Carla Gugino and Zazie Beetz carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "You ready to rise up?".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt4623856 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Bart Freundlich directs. Juan Miguel Azpiroz behind the camera. David Bridie scores. Joseph Krings cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 10 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
- 3Directed by Bart Freundlich, shot by Juan Miguel Azpiroz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by David Bridie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Joseph Krings shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Taylor John Smith and Carla Gugino and Zazie Beetz carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "You ready to rise up?".
- 8IMDB entry: tt4623856 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 15 themes, including "new york city", "basketball", "coach", "manhattan, new york city".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Juan Miguel Azpiroz
- Original score
- David Bridie
- Editing
- Joseph Krings
- Production design
- Elizabeth Jones
- Makeup / hair
- Jackie Risotto
- Sound
- Dave Paterson
- Runtime
- 109 min · 1h 49m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Wolves (2016)
Also by
Bart Freundlich
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- PR
Process Media
US
Key crew
- EditorJoseph Krings
- Executive ProducerBill Koenigsberg
- Makeup Department HeadJackie Risotto
- Production DesignElizabeth Jones
- ProducerBart Freundlich
- ProducerErica Steinberg
- Set DecorationJamie Moore
- Art DirectionBrian Goodwin
- CastingDouglas Aibel
- Hair Department HeadSal Falcone
- HairstylistElvira Gonzalez
- Executive ProducerErika Pearsall
- CastingHenry Russell Bergstein
- ProducerTim Perell
- Foley ArtistRachel Chancey
- Sound Re-Recording MixerDave Paterson
- Techno Crane OperatorJoe Fugallo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- basketball
- coach
- manhattan, new york city
- gambling addiction
- student athlete
- emotional breakdown
- sports pressure
- academic struggle
- dysfunctional parents
- manipulative father
- toxic family bond
- troubled teenager
- dramatic escalation
- upper‑class lifestyle
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2016-04-15· Tribeca Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2016-10-25
- Theatrical2017-03-03
- Digital2017-03-03
