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The Wolf's Call

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.

Release Date : 2019-02-20

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : PathéTrésor FilmsChi-Fou-Mi ProductionsJouror Productions

Production Country : France

Alternative Titles : The Wolf's Call

Cast

Character Name : Chanteraide

Original Name : François Civil

Gender : Male

Character Name : D'Orsi

Original Name : Omar Sy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alfost

Original Name : Mathieu Kassovitz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grandchamp

Original Name : Reda Kateb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diana

Original Name : Paula Beer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Second SNLE-B2R

Original Name : Alexis Michalik

Gender : Male

Character Name : Commander CIRA

Original Name : Jean-Yves Berteloot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Navigation officer SNLE

Original Name : Damien Bonnard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sonar watchman SNA

Original Name : Pierre Cevaer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cadet SNA

Original Name : Sébastien Libessart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Table operator SNA

Original Name : Paul Granier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Plant master

Original Name : Etienne Guillou-Kervern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elaboration SNA

Original Name : Guillaume Duhesme

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coxswain SNA

Original Name : Simon Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Torpedo operator SNA

Original Name : Bastien Ughetto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cadet SNLE

Original Name : Marc Ruchmann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shooting officer SNLE

Original Name : Nicolas Van Beveren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Central master SNLE

Original Name : Sébastien Landry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elaboration SNLE

Original Name : Sylvain Loreau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Torpedo operator SNLE

Original Name : Arthur Choisnet

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cotac SNLE

Original Name : Léopold Bara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Head of PC middle SNLE

Original Name : Arnaud Churin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cerrudon SNLE

Original Name : Brice Ormain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Squadron leader

Original Name : Guillaume Clement

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain

Original Name : Stefan Godin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief of Staff of the President

Original Name : Philippe Maymat

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cotac

Original Name : Jonathan Devred

Gender : Male

Reviews

Per Gunnar Jonsson

@Dark Jedi

2024-05-16

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.

@maketheSWITCH

2021-06-23

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