| The Wolves | |
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| French | Les Loups |
| Directed by | Sophie Deraspe |
| Written by | Sophie Deraspe |
| Produced by | Marc Daigle Sophie Salbot |
| Starring | Evelyne Brochu Louise Portal Benoît Gouin |
| Cinematography | Philippe Lavalette |
| Edited by | Amrita David |
| Music by | David Trescos |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Les Films Séville |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The Wolves (French: Les Loups) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sophie Deraspe and released in 2014.[1] Set in Grande-Entrée on the Magdalen Islands of Quebec, the film stars Evelyne Brochu as Élie, a woman who arrives from Montreal during the annual seal hunt and upsets the balance of the community due to her status as an outsider.[2]
The cast also includes Louise Portal, Benoît Gouin, Gilbert Sicotte, Cindy-Mae Arsenault, Augustin Legrand, Patrice Bissonnette, Martin Dubreuil, Stéphane Gagnon, Ungalaaq Avingaq and Marc-André Leblanc.
The film premiered in the Borsos Competition program at the 2014 Whistler Film Festival,[3] and went into commercial release in Quebec in February 2015.[4] It also received international screenings at the Cannes Film Market,[5] and at the 2015 Torino Film Festival, where it was the winner of the FIPRESCI Prize.[6]