Los lobos
2019 · Movie · 95 min · ★ 7.3 · 76% critics
Two young brothers move to the United States with their mother and spend their days inside a cramped apartment while she is away. As they wait, they try to stay hopeful and imagine a brighter future, dreaming of a trip to a famous theme park.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2020-06-19
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (64 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy quiet, character-driven stories about family, waiting, and resilience in small spaces; Not for you if you want fast action, big locations, or constant twists, like in Champions.
Pros: intimate family focus; heartfelt child perspective; hopeful tone | Cons: limited setting; slow-paced moments; minimal plot turns
Themes
- immigration
- mexican
Awards & recognition
- Crystal Bear · 2020
- Forqué Award — Best Latin-American Film · 2022 · nominated
- Goya Award — Best Ibero-American Film · 2022 · nominated
Cast & crew
Martha Reyes Arias
as Lucía
- LM
Leonardo Nájar Márquez
as Leo
Maximiliano Nájar Márquez
as Max
Cici Lau
as Mrs. Chan
Celine R. Lopez
- RL
Robert Louder
Kevin Medina
as Kevin
- JL
Johnson T. Lau
as Monsieur Chang
- JG
Josiah Grado
as Chico 1
- MR
Marvin Ramirez
as Chico 2
Directed by Samuel Kishi