Time of the Wolf

For the 2002 American film with the same title released the previous year, starring Burt Reynolds and Marthe Keller, see Time of the Wolf (2002 film).
Le temps du loup

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Directed by Michael Haneke
Produced by Michael Katz
Veit Heiduschka
Margaret Ménégoz
Written by Michael Haneke
Starring Isabelle Huppert
Daniel Duval
Béatrice Dalle
Patrice Chéreau
Cinematography Jürgen Jürges
Edited by Monika Willi
Production
company
Distributed by Les Films du Losange (France)
Filmladen (Austria)
Ventura Film (Germany)
Release dates
  • 20 May 2003 (2003-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 8 October 2003 (2003-10-08) (France)
  • 1 January 2004 (2004-01-01) (Germany)
  • 23 January 2004 (2004-01-23) (Austria)
Running time
113 minutes[1]
Country France
Austria
Germany
Language French
Romanian
Budget $8.9 million
Box office $230.000[2]

Time of the Wolf (French: Le temps du loup) is a 2003 French dystopian post-apocalyptic drama film written and directed by Austrian director Michael Haneke. It was released theatrically in 2003. Set in France at an undisclosed time, the film follows the story of a family: Georges, Anne (Isabelle Huppert), and their two children, Eva (Anaïs Demoustier) and Ben (Lucas Biscombe). The film also stars Olivier Gourmet and Serge Riaboukine.

The film takes its title from Völuspá, an ancient Norse poem which describes the time before the Ragnarök, the end of the world.

Plot

A disaster of some type has occurred, of which the audience only knows that uncontaminated water is scarce, and livestock has to be burned. Fleeing the city, the Laurent family arrives at their country home, hoping to find refuge and security, only to discover that it is already occupied by strangers.

The family is assaulted by the strangers and forced to leave, with no supplies or transport. As they seek help from people they have known in the village, they are repeatedly turned away. The family makes its way to a train station where they wait with other survivors, in the hope that a train will stop for them and take them back to the city.

Cast

Release

The film was screened in the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, out of competition.[3] Patrice Chéreau, a member of that year’s jury, stars in the film, which made the film ineligible for any award. The film also screened at the Sitges Film Festival where it won Best Screenplay and was in the running for Best Film.

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