Empire of the Wolves

Empire of the Wolves

Company type	Film
Industry	Motion picture
Founded	2005 (2005)
Founder	Chris Nahon
Products	Action drama film

Empire of the Wolves (original French title: L'Empire des loups) is a 2005 French action drama film helmed by director Chris Nahon. The screenplay was crafted by Christian Clavier, Jean-Christophe Grangé, Chris Nahon, and Franck Ollivier. The movie features performances by Jean Reno, Arly Jover, and Jocelyn Quivrin.

Plot

Anna Heymes (portrayed by Arly Jover), a housewife living in Paris, experiences disturbing nightmares connected to a string of violent homicides. Meanwhile, detectives Schiffer (played by Jean Reno) and Nerteaux (Jocelyn Quivrin) are assigned to unravel the case. Anna uncovers that she has undergone significant reconstructive surgery which concealed her Turkish background, resulting in confrontations with the Turkish mafia and the elimination of an assassin targeting her.

Cast

• Jean Reno as Jean-Louis Schiffer
• Arly Jover as Anna Heymes
• Jocelyn Quivrin as Paul Nerteaux
• Laura Morante as Mathilde Urano
• Étienne Chicot as Olivier Amien
• Philippe Bas as Laurent
• David Kammenos as Azer
• Didier Sauvegrain as Dr. Ackerman
• Patrick Floersheim as Charlier
• Albert Dray as the lieutenant
• Vernon Dobtcheff as Kudseyi
• Élodie Navarre as "fliquette"
• Philippe du Janerand as "légiste"
• Corentin Koskas as "l'interne"
• 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
• 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 movie debuted in France on 20 April 2005 and was later screened on 30 July 2005 at the Fantasy Film Fest held in München.