World Premiere
Wolves
Spotlight
| USA | 109 MINUTES | EnglishDrama
Anthony Keller (Taylor John Smith) is the captain of his NYC high school basketball team, riding his way to Cornell on a sports scholarship. He is smart, well-liked, and confident. But he can only maintain his popular jock facade for so long, as his troubled father Lee (Michael Shannon) has a gambling addiction that threatens to derail his dreams both on and off the court.
Bart Freundlich’s powerfully directed drama features stand-out performances from its trio of leads—Shannon as the complex and compulsive Lee, Carla Gugino as Anthony’s well-meaning mother struggling to keep the fracturing family together, and newcomer Smith, who channels confidence and vulnerability as Anthony faces his first real adult decisions. Moving fluidly among the halls of affluent prep schools, the public courts of West 4th street, and tenements of the Lower East Side, Wolves is an emotionally-charged portrait of a boy becoming a man in New York City.
—Cara Cusumano
Bart Freundlich’s powerfully directed drama features stand-out performances from its trio of leads—Shannon as the complex and compulsive Lee, Carla Gugino as Anthony’s well-meaning mother struggling to keep the fracturing family together, and newcomer Smith, who channels confidence and vulnerability as Anthony faces his first real adult decisions. Moving fluidly among the halls of affluent prep schools, the public courts of West 4th street, and tenements of the Lower East Side, Wolves is an emotionally-charged portrait of a boy becoming a man in New York City.
—Cara Cusumano
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Bart Freundlich
Bart Freundlich is a director, screenwriter, and producer whose credits include The Rebound, Trust the Man, Catch That Kid, World Traveler, his feature-film debut and Sundance hit, The Myth of Fingerprints, and numerous episodes of Showtime’s Californication.
Director
Bart Freundlich
Screenwriter
Bart Freundlich
Producer
Tim Perell, Bart Freundlich
Editor
Joseph Krings
Cinematographer
Juanmi Azpiroz
Executive Producer
Bill Koenigsberg, Erika Pearsall, Erica Steinberg
Composer
David Bridie
Co-Producer
Becky Glupczynski
Production Designer
Elizabeth Jones
Costume Designer
Stacey Battat
Casting by
Doug Aibel, Henry Russell Bergstein
Cast
Michael Shannon, Carla Gugino, Taylor John Smith, Chris Bauer, John Douglas Thompson
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The Rush system functions as a standby line that will form at the venue approximately one hour prior to scheduled start time. Admittance is based on availability and will begin roughly 10 minutes prior to program start time. Rush Tickets are the same price as advance tickets and are payable upon entry.
Read an interview with Michael Shannon where he discusses all of his Tribeca 2016 roles, at TribecaFilm.com.
