Wolfwalkers (2020)
Wolfwalkers is a 2020 animation movie directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart, with a running time of 1h 42m. It stars Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whittaker and Sean Bean.
Hand-drawn in swirling ink and forest green, this is a folktale with claws. Robyn Goodfellowe arrives in walled Kilkenny with her father, a hunter hired to clear the last wolf pack from the woods beyond the town. She would rather hunt than sew, and one day past the wall she meets Mebh, a wild girl who runs with the pack and seems to speak their language. Cartoon Saloon builds the story on real Irish legend, in art that shifts between rigid town lines and loose, living woodland. Warm, brave, and beautiful to look at.
Quick answers
What is Wolfwalkers about?
Hand-drawn in swirling ink and forest green, this is a folktale with claws. Robyn Goodfellowe arrives in walled Kilkenny with her father, a hunter hired to clear the last wolf pack from the woods beyond the town. She would rather hunt than sew, and one day past the wall she meets Mebh, a wild girl who runs with the pack and seems to speak their language. Cartoon Saloon builds the story on real Irish legend, in art that shifts between rigid town lines and loose, living woodland. Warm, brave, and beautiful to look at.
When was Wolfwalkers released?
Wolfwalkers was released on 26 October 2020.
How long is Wolfwalkers?
Wolfwalkers runs 1h 42m.
Who made Wolfwalkers?
Wolfwalkers was directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart.
Where can I watch Wolfwalkers?
Wolfwalkers is available on Apple TV and Apple TV Amazon Channel.
Where to watch Wolfwalkers
Stream: Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Cast
- Honor Kneafsey as Robyn Goodfellowe (voice)
- Eva Whittaker as Mebh Óg MacTíre (voice)
- Sean Bean as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
- Simon McBurney as Lord Protector (voice)
- Tommy Tiernan as Sean Óg (voice)
- Maria Doyle Kennedy as Mebh's Mother, Moll MacTíre (voice)
- Jon Kenny as Stringy Woodcutter, Ned (voice)
- John Morton as Stumpy Woodcutter (voice)
- Nora Twomey as Head Housekeeper, Bridget (voice)
- Oliver McGrath as Street Children Ringleader, Padraig (voice)
- Paul Young as Sheep Farmer (voice)
- Niamh Moyles as Fishmonger (voice)
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A few thoughts on Wolfwalkers
For more shapeshifters bound to the wild, try The Tiger and the Wolf, Adrian Tchaikovsky's novel of tribes who carry animal souls and the child caught between them. It shares the same pull between a human world of walls and a fiercer life in the forest, told with the same respect for old, pre-Christian belief.
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Wolfwalkers follows a girl who runs with the pack and seems to speak their language, drawn from real Irish legend. These books share that pull toward wildness, with young heroes who shift into wolves, walk beside them, or vanish into the woods. Read them for the same mix of folklore, forest, and a child who belongs to the wild.
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