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The strange tale of six brothers and one sister who grew up in New York but were never allowed out to explore the city's streets has become the subject of a new documentary.
The Angulo siblings - Bhagavan, 23, twins Govinda and Narayana, 22, Mukunda, 20, Krisna, 18, Jagadesh, 17, and their sister Visnu - lived with their parents on welfare in a four-bedroom apartment in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Their father, Oscar, kept the only key and the door was always locked.
Home-schooled
by their mother, the siblings found an outlet watching movies which
gave them a taste, albeit a warped one, of the outside world.
The lives of the Angulo family became the subject of film,The Wolfpack, from director Crystal Moselle.
The
documentary won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in
Utah last month. The six brothers and their mother Susanne also attended
the premiere. Their sister, Visnu, who is the eldest and suffers
developmental challenges, did not attend.
The
story emerged in 2010, when Ms Moselle met one of the brothers - then
aged between 11 and 18 years old - on a rare escape into the outside
world.
She
described first seeing them, on First Avenue, when they were all
walking in a 'pack', wearing sunglasses and with their long hair
blowing. Their look had been inspired by Reservoir Dogs.
Ms
Moselle said: 'It almost felt as if I had discovered a long lost tribe,
except it was not from the edges of the world but from the streets of
Manhattan.'
The
filmmaker befriended the boys, slowly earned the family's trust and was
invited into their sheltered world, bringing her camera with her.
Ms Moselle said that boy's mother, Susanne Angulo, slowly opened up to her but that the father, was a 'rollercoaster'.
Daily Mail Online was awaiting comment from the film's distributor, Magnolia Pictures.
According to the documentary's blurb, which runs to one hour and 24 minutes, it follows the siblings' isolated lives.
'All
exceedingly bright, they have no acquaintances outside of their family
and have practically never left home,' the film's press release reads.
They
fed their imaginations by meticulously re-enacting favorite movies -
works by Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorcese among
them.
Their
movie reconstructions were elaborate - at one point, two of the
brothers recreated Batman: Dark Knight Rises' costumes out of no more
than cereal boxes and yoga mats.
The
brother says: 'After I saw the Dark Knight, that made me believe that
something was possible to happen. Not because it was Batman, it’s
because it felt like another world.
'I did everything I could to make that world come true. To escape my world.'
In all they had watched about 5,000 movies which were rented or bought cheaply.
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Finally,
one of the brothers escapes the home, and the clan is forced to
readjust and begin taking their first steps into society.
Ms. Moselle told The New York Times: 'It’s fascinating what the human spirit does when it’s confined.
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ReplyDeleteGood for them
ReplyDeleteRuBbish! No wonder De r so ugly
ReplyDeleteWell, i think they learned 4rom the all time best talkin bout Scorcese, Nolan n the almighty Tarantino. It can never get better than these 3 especially when u ve watched all their movies like i did. The kids indeed learnt well from these genius movies producers.
ReplyDeleteNA WOW OH, NOTING WAY DIS WHITE PPLE CANNOT DO, TRY AM FOR NAIJA.
ReplyDeletehmmmm orishirishi,lol! remains me of the cartoon 'tangled'
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ReplyDeleteMy God, 23years in isolation. Wat kind of father is that?
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ReplyDeleteDis is d type of family upbringing and virtues dat children carry along to their adulthood. D virtue of "self contentment".
Thumbs up to them.
I have often imagined what it would be like to grow up in isolation of the real world, that someone tried it is really amazing! They will start to experience everything but most of them as adults.
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ReplyDeleteDis is d type of family upbringing and virtues dat children carry along to their adulthood. D virtue of "self contentment".
Thumbs up to them.
Nothing surprises me anymore
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ReplyDeleteDis is d type of family upbringing and virtues dat children carry along to their adulthood. D virtue of "self contentment".
Thumbs up to them.
Hmm strange!
ReplyDeleteNa what o so things like this still happen, they try o
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ReplyDeleteThis is serious
If na naija children them for escape jare still come back and the parents will not even know
Hmmm... What a story!
ReplyDeleteGod forbid..see madness..they even look like serial killers................................#6God
ReplyDeleteStrange world, nothing man won't see in this world. They must be the most hostile and yet the best to be with when they become fascinated
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ReplyDeleteOkay now for the first time am speechless
ReplyDeletestaying in my house for 23yrs i will just run mad. how did the cope being introduced to civilization.'
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Hmmmmm, dats a real strange story. Linda take note!
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm, dats a real strange story. Linda take note!
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm, dats a real strange story. Linda take note!
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm, dats a real strange story. Linda take note!
ReplyDeleteDat's so strange
ReplyDeleteLinda this one na story? really you dont have work.
ReplyDeleteOyibi...nothing we no go hear
ReplyDeleteOdi egwu! Not only contamination but animation. Some control freak will not allow others freedom. If you think the world made you a failure you don't determine what it will make others through house arrest.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy for their freedom.
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Odi egwu! Not only contamination but animation. Some control freak will not allow others freedom. If you think the world made you a failure you don't determine what it will make others through house arrest.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy for their freedom.
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Na wa oooooo.wonders will never end
ReplyDeleteThey look old school
ReplyDeleteGod please forgive me but the look like george the jungle......so scary and weird.......damn!! Am so happy for the people that brought out socialization to this world........this is a definition of stay home disadvantage
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ReplyDeleteWow! I'm just trying to imagine how possible this is. These kids practically lost a quater of their lives. Nawah
ReplyDeleteWow unbelievable
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmmmm, oh Lord!!! Dis is incredible and unbelievable at the same time....WTF?? 23years under lock and key? I honestly find dis hard 2 believe.
ReplyDeleteNa wao! Things dey happen.
ReplyDeleteCraziness, wetin we no go hear
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Terrible.why did they not all escape??those kids wont really know what the real world is like i swear.
ReplyDeleteStrange....
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Am so sorry to say but they've all grown to look like clueless idiots. ..Their dad has failed woefully as a father# smh
ReplyDeleteThis is what happens when u have lunatic as parents...crazy world..
ReplyDeleteAll sorts of bizzare stories everyday! No wonder the children all look like cavemen!!!
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weird, strange and very sad!!
ReplyDeleteNa wa oooo! Oyibo and their mentality atimes. Everythin they knw in life was learnt from the four walls of their house. This is so unbelievable. No wonder they all have one kind ugly look
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WHAT...Unbelievable! Me i for escape before i reach 5.
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ReplyDeleteWonders shall never cease
ReplyDeleteThis is incredibly incredible. I just pity them in the outside world, because they will remain gullible for a longtime.
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Odiegwu. Am glad they survived..
ReplyDeleteI guess they were happy with the way Their dad treated dem....becos the 6 guys cld Hve easily over powered their dad and dealt with him
ReplyDeleteThis cant just be my life at all.
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ReplyDeleteNa wa o.... I hope they don't have any psychological issues later on in life.
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Hmmmmmmm wetin we no go hear
ReplyDeleteNa wa. what won't we see and hear in this world. hmmmm
ReplyDeleteWhat a story
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