Review of The Wolfpack (2015) by Juliette C — 14 Aug 2015

Wow....what an odd, disturbing story. It's really quite amazing these kids turned out as normal as they have. I can't imagine living in this type of situation.

This review of The Wolfpack (2015) was written by Juliette C on 14 Aug 2015.

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