''Empire of the Wolves'' (French: ''L'Empire des loups'') is a 2005 French
action drama film directed by
Chris Nahon, written by
Christian Clavier,
Jean-Christophe Grangé,
Chris Nahon and Franck Ollivier, and starring
Jean Reno
Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez (born 30 July 1948), commonly known as Jean Reno (), is a French-Spanish actor. He established himself as a Leading actor, leading man of French cinema through his collaborations with director Luc Besson, and has w ...
,
Arly Jover, and
Jocelyn Quivrin.
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
reconstructive surgery
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Description
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, which concealed her
Turkish heritage. A series of events escalates into a confrontation with the
Turkish mafia and the death of Anna's would-be
assassin
Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a personespecially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, financial, or military motives.
Assassinations are orde ...
.
Cast
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Jean Reno
Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez (born 30 July 1948), commonly known as Jean Reno (), is a French-Spanish actor. He established himself as a Leading actor, leading man of French cinema through his collaborations with director Luc Besson, and has w ...
as Jean-Louis Schiffer
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Arly Jover as Anna Heymes
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Jocelyn Quivrin as Paul Nerteaux
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Laura Morante as Mathilde Urano
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Étienne Chicot as Olivier Amien
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Philippe Bas as Laurent
* David Kammenos as Azer
* Didier Sauvegrain as Dr. Ackerman
* Patrick Floersheim as Charlier
* Albert Dray as the lieutenant
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Vernon Dobtcheff as Kudseyi
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Élodie Navarre as "fliquette"
* Philippe du Janerand as "légiste"
* Corentin Koskas as "l'interne"
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Jean-Pierre Martins 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
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Vincent Grass 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
France
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and was on 30 July 2005 part of the Fantasy Film Fest in
München.
Soundtrack
References
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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
Gaumont (company) films
Films based on works by Jean-Christophe Grangé