The Wolf's Call

2019 1h 56m FR

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★7.5TMDB · 2,208

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Shown from the perspective of a young submariner with unusually sensitive hearing and uncannily precise sound recognition. The fate of many often depends on his ability, and one time, whilst highly stressed, he makes a incorrect call which put his entire crew in mortal danger. Trying to regain the confidence of his comrades, he conducts an unauthorised investigation of an apparent plot which, it turns out, risks escalating into a nuclear apocalypse. Suddenly working under pressure with the fleet admiral, they must do whatever is necessary, even the unthinkable, to prevent a nuclear war, since a confirmed nuclear strike order cannot be countermanded.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

François Civil
Chanteraide
Omar Sy
D'Orsi
Mathieu Kassovitz
Alfost
Reda Kateb
Grandchamp
Paula Beer
Diana
Alexis Michalik
Second SNLE-B2R
Jean-Yves Berteloot
Commander CIRA
Damien Bonnard
Navigation officer SNLE

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Antonin Baudry
Writers: Antonin Baudry
Languages: French
Countries: France

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MONEY

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Earned back only 56% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Antonin Baudry, shot by Pierre Cottereau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by tomandandy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nassim Gordji-Tehrani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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François Civil and Omar Sy and Mathieu Kassovitz carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7458762 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Antonin Baudry directs. Pierre Cottereau behind the camera. tomandandy scores. Nassim Gordji-Tehrani cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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1Earned back only 56% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Directed by Antonin Baudry, shot by Pierre Cottereau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by tomandandy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nassim Gordji-Tehrani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6François Civil and Omar Sy and Mathieu Kassovitz carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt7458762 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Pierre Cottereau
Original score: tomandandy
Editing: Nassim Gordji-Tehrani
Production design: Benoît Barouh
Makeup / hair: Nelly Robin
VFX supervisor: Geoffrey Niquet
Sound: Randy Thom
Stunt coordinator: Pascal Guégan
Runtime: 116 min · 1h 56m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $22,400,000
Box office: $12,652,790
Return: 56% of budget
Original language: FR
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Wolf's Call (2019)

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Dark Jedi2019-07-25
★ 2/10
Me and my kids where shopping for other stuff at FNAC in Geneva, our go to store for not too advanced stuff in audio, video and computer gadgets, when we found this movie. I made a quick search on IMDb and it looked like it might, finally, be a good French made movie. Apart from Louis de Funès comedies that is, I really love most of those. Well, it turned out to be a huge disappointment. I guess I should have checked a bit more. For instance the fact that the oxygen wasting “critics” at Rotten SJW Tomatoes gave it a 100% rating should have been a red flag. Or maybe the ludicrous non-descriptive one liner description of the movie. I mean, it’s like buying a car from a dealer that says “It’s a cool car”. Well, in my gaming days I was a great fan of submarine simulators, especially WW2 ones, so I guess I got suckered. For starters, the premise of the movie itself, once you start watching that is, is nonsensical. One, I say ONE, missile is fired against French territory, it is assumed to be nuclear, no real evidence, and France decides to retaliate while said missile is still in flight. Seriously? That’s something that North Korea would do. Not a civilized country and despite the fact that France right now has the worst president in modern history I would still say France counts as a civilized country. The the movie starts with some “action” and here we are immediately shown that the writer is totally clueless as far as any form of military procedures, strategy or … well.. whatever. A nuclear submarine surfaces, the captain, the CAPTAIN, goes up in the conning tower and fires a hand held SAM on a chopper sent from a destroyer nearby. Oh, by the way, he forgot to remove the safety on the first try. The destroyer does absolutely nothing during this exchange. You’re fucking kidding me ??? Then the movie spends a shitload of time with the hero moping and moaning and being unfairly treated by the hierarchy. The film got really boring at this point. The one good part is that the superior officers, at the end, is actually the most competent characters in the movie. When the action finally starts again it’s … well the same crap as before. Utterly unbelievable and totally unrealistic. Even the dumbass president Macron would, hopefully, known that a nuclear strike cannot be called off just like that. And when it finally comes to blows, for some reason, the “enemy” submarine has all kinds of countermeasures while the “good guys” never launches any. As I wrote before, the writer is clueless. It’s just a incredibly bad movie. Full stop!
SWITCH.2020-03-16
★ 6/10
There is a large section of the film set out of the water, but once back under the waves it moves more quickly, the story putting all its weight on Chanteraide's ears. If you're howling for a slice of Tom Clancy-esque military action cheese, you'll enjoy 'The Wolf's Call'. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-wolfs-call-suspense-silliness-and-sonar-sweeps