In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
Cinematography
Every frame is a stained-glass window come alive.
Direction
Tomm Moore's Irish folklore trilogy finale—pure vision.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn animation in 2020? Revolutionary.
Director
Tomm Moore
Honor Kneafsey
Robyn Goodfellowe (voice)
Eva Whittaker
Mebh Óg MacTíre (voice)
Sean Bean
Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
Simon McBurney
Lord Protector (voice)
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Mebh's Mother, Moll MacTíre (voice)
Jon Kenny
Stringy Woodcutter, Ned (voice)
John Morton
Stumpy Woodcutter (voice)
Nora Twomey
Head Housekeeper, Bridget (voice)
Paul Young
Sheep Farmer (voice)
Ben Andrews
Soldier (voice)
Jerome Burelbach
Soldier (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Wolfwalkers myth draws from actual Irish folklore about 'faoladh'—shapeshifting warriors who protected people.
The animation team studied real wolf movement for years; Mebh's wolf form has anatomically accurate shoulder blades that rotate when she runs.
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