| Empire of the Wolves (L'Empire des loups) | |
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| Directed by | Chris Nahon |
| Produced by | Andrew Colton Patrice Ledoux |
| Written by | Christian Clavier Chris Nahon Jean-Christophe Grangé Franck Ollivier Luc Bossi Simon Michaël |
| Starring | Jean Reno Arly Jover Jocelyn Quivrin |
| Music by | Olivia Bouyssou Luca De' Medici Grégory Fougères Dan Levy Pascal Morel Samuel Narboni |
| Cinematography | Michel Abramowicz |
| Editing by | Marco Cavé |
| Distributed by | Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Films |
| Release date(s) | 20 April 2005 |
| Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €24,000,000 [1] |
| Box office | $11,875,866 [2] |
Empire of the Wolves (French: L'Empire des loups) is a 2005 movie directed by Chris Nahon, written by Christian Clavier, Jean-Christophe Grangé, Chris Nahon and Franck Ollivier, and starring Jean Reno, Arly Jover, and Jocelyn Quivrin.
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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, 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.
It is loosely based on a novel by Jean-Christophe Grange. The film was shot in the town of Göreme in Cappadocia as well as in Istanbul, Turkey and finally in Paris, France.
The film premiered on 20 April 2005 in France and was on 30 July 2005 part of the Fantasy Film Fest in München.