''Empire of the Wolves'' (French: ''L'Empire des loups'') is a 2005 movie directed by

Chris Nahon Chris Nahon is a French film director best known for directing the films ''Kiss of the Dragon ''Kiss of the Dragon'' (''Le Baiser mortel du dragon'' in French) is a 2001 French-American action film directed by Chris Nahon, written and produ ...

, written by

Christian Clavier Christian Jean-Marie Clavier (; born 6 May 1952) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He became widely popular after starring in two hit comedy series: Patrice Leconte's ''Les Bronzés'' and ''Les Visiteurs'' directed by Je ...

Jean-Christophe Grangé Jean-Christophe Grangé (born 15 July 1961) is a French mystery writer, journalist, and screenwriter. Grangé was born in Paris. He was a journalist before setting up his own press agency L & G. Bibliography * '' Le Vol des cigognes'' (1994) ** ...

and Franck Ollivier, and starring

Jean Reno Jean Reno () (born 30 July 1948), is a French actor. He has worked in American, French, English, Japanese, Spanish and Italian movie productions; Reno appeared in films such as ''Crimson Rivers'', ''Godzilla'', ''The Da Vinci Code'', '' Mission: ...

Arly Jover Araceli "Arly" Jover is a Spanish actress. She is best known for her role as the villainous vampire Mercury in the 1998 superhero film ''Blade (1998 film), Blade''. Life and career Araceli Jover was born in Melilla, a Spanish region. After livi ...

, and

Jocelyn Quivrin Jocelyn Quivrin (14 February 1979 – 15 November 2009) was a French actor. He had a supporting role in the film ''Syriana''. Early life Jocelyn Quivrin was born in Dijon on 14 February 1979. His father, Vincent Beaufils, was an anaesthetis ...

Plot

Arly Jover plays Anna Heymes, a stylish 31-year-old Parisian housewife, who experiences nightmares and hallucinations related to a series of gruesome murders in the city. At the same time, a duo of policemen, the unorthodox Schiffer (Jean Reno) and the cautious officer Nerteaux (Jocelyn Quivrin), work to unravel the mystery surrounding the murders. The plot thickens when Anna discovers that she has been subjected to intensive

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, which concealed her Turkish heritage. A series of events escalates into a confrontation with the

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and the death of Anna's would-be

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Cast

as Jean-Louis Schiffer *

as Anna Heymes *

as Paul Nerteaux *

Laura Morante Laura Morante (born 21 August 1956) is an Italian film actress. Life and career Morante was born in Santa Fiora, province of Grosseto (Tuscany), the daughter of lawyer and playwright Marcello Morante, who was the son of Irma (née Poggibonsi) ( ...

as Mathilde Urano *

Étienne Chicot Étienne Chicot (5 May 1949 – 7 August 2018) was a French actor and composer.Philippe Bas Philippe Bas (born 20 July 1958) is a French politician, member of the French Senate representing the department of Manche Manche (, ) is a coastal French département in Normandy, on the English Channel, which is known as ''La Manche'', ...

as Laurent * David Kammenos as Azer * Didier Sauvegrain as Dr. Ackerman * Patrick Floersheim as Charlier * Albert Dray as the lieutenant *

Vernon Dobtcheff Vernon Dobtcheff (born 14 August 1934) is a British actor, best known for his roles on television and film, he has acted in numerous stage productions. Biography Dobtcheff was born in Nîmes, France, of Russian descent. He attended Ascham Prep ...

as Kudseyi *

Élodie Navarre Élodie Navarre (born 21 January 1979) is a French actress. Biography Navarre was discovered at 16 when she was spotted on the Paris metro by a casting director and, a year later, appeared in the television film '' Clara et le Juge''. She studie ...

as "fliquette" * Philippe du Janerand as "légiste" * Corentin Koskas as "l'interne" *

Jean-Pierre Martins Jean-Pierre Martins (born 29 October 1971) is a French actor and musician. He is known for playing the French boxer Marcel Cerdan in '' La Vie en rose'' (2007). Life and career In 2007, he played the French boxer Marcel Cerdan on Édith Piaf's b ...

as Professeur Ravi * Jean-Marc Huber as Gurdilek * Donatienne Dupont as Clothilde * Jean-Michel Tinivelli as Caraccili * Sandra Moreno as Marie-Sophie * Laurence Gormezano as Chantal *

Vincent Grass Vincent Grass (born 9 January 1949) is a Belgian actor. He has appeared in a number of both European and American film and television productions, the first being the Belgian television production ''Siska Van Roosemaal'' in 1973. Grass played Fian ...

as Marius * Guillaume Lamant-Deboudt as Lacroux * Emmanuelle Escourrou as Gozar * Akim Colour as "l'ouvrier" * Gérard Touratier as Gruss * Aurélie Meriel as "la secrétaire" * Emre Kinay as "le policier" * Arnaud Duléry as "un flic médico-légal" * Jacques Curry as Roman

Release

The film premiered on 20 April 2005 in

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and was on 30 July 2005 part of the Fantasy Film Fest in

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Soundtrack

References

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* * * {{Allmovie title, 326285 2005 films 2005 thriller films French thriller films 2010s French-language films Films shot in France Films shot in Turkey Films set in France Films set in Turkey Films set in Paris Police detective films Films based on French novels Films based on thriller novels Films directed by Chris Nahon 2000s French films 2010s French films