The story of a boy who, driven by the search for his lost brother in the turmoil of WWII, joins a group of children in order to survive the chaos of post-war anarchy in the haunted forests of Lithuania.
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Cast
16 people
Jördis Triebel
Mutter
Known for
Dark
Babylon Berlin
Levin Liam
Hans
Also in
The Book Thief
Louis van Beethoven
Helena Phil
Christel
Also in
Back to the 90s
Katie Fforde: Martha tanzt
Vivien Ciskowski
Asta
Patrick Lorenczat
Fritzchen
Also in
Pride of the East
Willow Voges-Fernandes
Karl
Also in
Precious
Der Kriminalist
Til-Niklas Theinert
Paul
Known for
Nothing Bad Can Happen
Hannah Lehmann
Also in
Road to Perth
Suburban Wildlife
Vincent Redetzki
Known for
Kleo
Summer in Berlin
Dainius Gavenonis
Also in
Together For Ever
Low Lights
Aldona Bendoriute
Also in
Defiance
The Noisemaker
Laisvūnas Raudonis
Also in
The Book Smuggler
Cold Tango
Rick Ostermann Director · Leah Striker Cinematographer Antje Lass Editor
Worldwide gross $55M · United States release October 15, 2013 · Produced in Germany, Lithuania
Box office
Worldwide gross
$55,000,000
Production
HR
Production
ARTE
Production
Zum Goldenen Lamm Filmproduktion
Production
Hessischer Rundfunk
Production
Germany · Lithuania
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Languages
Original title
Wolfskinder
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Lithuanian · Russian
Release dates
Italy · August 28, 2013
Theatrical
United States · October 15, 2013
Theatrical
Germany · August 28, 2014
Theatrical
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