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Empire of the Wolves

2005 · 128 min

A grim, twisty thriller that keeps you unsettled with its fractured memories and creeping dread.

Directed by
Chris Nahon
Genres
Drama, Crime, Action
Tagline
If You Can't Remember Your Past...You Can't Save Your Future.
Overview
When the young detective Paul Nerteaux finds the third slashed female corpse of illegal Turkish immigrants, he decides to ask for support to the experienced dark retired detective Jean-Louis Schiffer to chase the serial killer. Together, they infiltrate in the Turkish mafia trying to find the answer to the crimes. Meanwhile, the worker Anna Heymes is being submitted to a brain treatment and has severe headaches and glimpses of memories and visions. When these two parallel events collide, disclose that the Turkish organization "The Wolves" is behind them.

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Directed by
Chris Nahon
Genres
Drama, Crime, Action
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • memory
  • crime
  • conspiracy
  • violence
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, crime, action
Directed by
Chris Nahon
Written by
Chris Nahon, Christian Clavier, Franck Ollivier, Jean-Christophe Grangé
Starring
Jean Reno, Arly Jover, Jocelyn Quivrin, Laura Morante, Philippe du Janerand, Philippe Bas, Didier Sauvegrain, Patrick Floersheim
Music
Dan Levy, Grégory Fougères
Cinematography
Michel Abramowicz
Runtime
128 min
Country
France
Languages
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