Overview
A gripping tale of friendship and survival unfolds as young boys confront the dark secrets of their boarding school.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- oppressive
- eerie
- tense
- late night horror viewing
- dark coming of age double feature
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alex and the other boys are forced to confront frightening realities while attempting to escape the boarding school.
The boarding school functions as both the central setting and the source of the film's dangerous secrets.
The boys face a place that offers no physical escape and maintains a persistent sense of danger and concealment.
The boys' escape effort depends on cooperation and mutual loyalty in the hostile school environment.
Films like While the Wolf's Away, and why
The Lord of the Flies
shares adolescent friendship, institutional confinement, and dark coming-of-age tension
The Hole
shares young protagonists uncovering sinister secrets in a threatening boarding-school environment
The Devil's Backbone
shares youth-centered mystery, oppressive atmosphere, and supernatural thriller elements
Movie Details
- Director
- Joseph Hemsani Levy
- Release Date
- 2017-02-24
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (201)
Cast
- Luis de la Rosa
- Mauricio García Lozano
- Mar Carrera
- Miranda Kay
- Regina Reynoso
- Lucero Trejo
- Carla Adell
- Richie Mestre
- Emilio Carrilo
- Luis Manuel Carazo
Common questions
- What is While the Wolf's Away about?
- Trapped boys turn friendship and hard-won maturity into weapons against the sinister secrets of an inescapable boarding school.
- What is While the Wolf's Away like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of While the Wolf's Away as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is While the Wolf's Away violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in While the Wolf's Away as moderate.
- Which films are like While the Wolf's Away?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lord of the Flies, The Hole, and The Devil's Backbone.
- How long is While the Wolf's Away?
- While the Wolf's Away runs 123 minutes.
