L'empire des loups (2005)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Chris Nahon

Writers:

Jean-Christophe Grangé (novel) and
Jean-Christophe Grangé (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 April 2005 (Belgium)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

If You Can't Remember Your Past...You Can't Save Your Future.

Plot:

When the young detective Paul Nerteaux finds the third slashed female corpse of illegal Turkish immigrants...

Plot Keywords:

Turkish Mafia | Turkey | Memory Loss | Based On Novel

Cast

Jean Reno	...	Jean-Louis Schiffer
Arly Jover	...	Anna Heymes
Jocelyn Quivrin	...	Paul Nerteaux
Laura Morante	...	Mathilde Urano
Philippe Bas	...	Laurent
David Kammenos	...	Azer
Didier Sauvegrain	...	Dr. Ackerman
Patrick Floersheim	...	Charlier
Etienne Chicot	...	Amien
Albert Dray	...	Le lieutenant
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Kudseyi
Élodie Navarre	...	La fliquette
Philippe Du Janerand	...	Le légiste
Corentin Koskas	...	L'interne
Jean-Pierre Martins	...	Professeur Ravi

Also Known As:

Empire of the Wolves (UK) (DVD title) (USA) (DVD title)
El imperio de los lobos (Argentina) (DVD title) (Spain) [es]
Carstvo vukova (Serbia) [sr]
Das Imperium der Wölfe (Germany) [de]
I aftokratoria ton lykon (Greece) [el]
Kurtlar imparatorlugu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
L'impero dei lupi (Italy) [it]
Sutten valtakunta (Finland) [fi]
Vargarnas rike (Sweden) [sv]

MPAA:

Rated R for violent content and brief nudity.

Runtime:

France:128 min | Argentina:128 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | USA:R | UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | France:-12

Filming Locations:

Cappadoccia, Turkey

Company:

Gaumont

Goofs:

Continuity: When Anna gets out of the shower and dresses, her bra is not clipped properly at the back, but when she goes to the door it is now clipped correctly.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs National Treasure (2004)

Soundtrack:

Kill Everything

good thriller with political edge

i really enjoyed the movie and i cant see why so many people didn't.

i found the direction amazing,and that combined with a great photography gave people really creepy scenes.(i went to see it expecting to be scared,and i left with the amount of fear needed in these films).

Though i must admit there were some scenes i could do without

i didn't enjoy reno as much as i expected,but i do believe he made a good performance.

the girl (anne) and the young cop really caught my attention,i was thrilled to see them perform,especially the girl was perfect for the part.

i do believe they made a very hasty end though,i wanted a bigger part of the movie to happen in Instanbul.

apart from that i believe its a very good movie the best part of it,has to be the atmosphere created,especially in the beginning

when the movie ended i had the same feeling i had with "bone collector" and "takin lives" (i adored both of them) i really think "the empire of the wolves" has the standards to compete with these two great movies

the political edge though makes the latter stand out in my opinion.

i also think that whoever enjoyed this one will love "Vidocq" and vice versa

summary-good points

great movie,nice performances-very good casting,excellent photography,AMAZING soundtrack,good thriller,beautiful locations

European cinema rocks once again