It is about the Angulo family, who homeschooled and raised their seven children (six boys and one girl) in the confinement of their apartment in the Lower East Side of New York City.

[6] While walking down First Avenue in Manhattan one day in 2010, Crystal Moselle, a graduate of New York's School of Visual Arts, chanced upon the six Angulo brothers, who were then between 11 and 18 years old.

[8] Moselle became friends with the boys, and she later found out that: they had been largely confined to their Manhattan apartment for 14 years; they had learned about the world by watching movies; and most, if not all, social situations were new to them.

"[13] Scott Foundas of Variety also gave the film a positive review, writing: "There is much to enjoy in director Crystal Moselle's debut documentary feature, which if nothing else begs a where-are-they-now sequel a few years down the road.

"[14] In his review for Indiewire, Eric Kohn gave the film a B+, saying that "Crystal Moselle's portrait of teens trapped in an apartment for most of their lives is filled with compelling mysteries.

Paul Byrne, while conceding that The Wolfpack tells "a confronting and confounding true story", wrote: "Some of the boys were barely teenagers when Moselle started to film, too young to give consent.

"[19] Steve Thomas of The Conversation pointed to "ethical questions surrounding The Wolfpack", saying: "truth is that whilst filmmakers can cite signed release forms to justify their actions, these are just pieces of paper.