Directed by:
Christophe GansCinematography:
Dan LaustsenComposer:
Joseph LoDucaCast:
Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Jérémie Renier, Vincent Cassel, Émilie Dequenne, Monica Bellucci, Jacques Perrin, Philippe Nahon, Virginie Darmon, Hans Meyer (more)VOD (1)
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Grégoire de Fronsac (Samuel Le Bihan), a charming naturalist and libertine, arrives in Gevaudan with his companion, Mani (Mark Dacascos), a taciturn Mohawk Iroquois Indian with amazing fighting skills. Fronsac has been sent by the king to investigate a mysterious beast that is slaughtering women and children across the countryside. The local gentry include the friendly Marquis Thomas D'Apcher (Jérémie Rénier), Jean-François de Morangias (Vincent Cassel), a one-armed adventurer with a suspicious nature and his beautiful sister, Marianne (Emilie Dequenne). Though Fronsac is immediately attracted to Marianne, he still finds time to visit Sylvia (Monica Bellucci), a mysterious prostitute with a penchant for sharp objects. Fronsac and Mani quickly realize that the killer is not a wolf, but something bigger and far more deadly. As they attempt to track the beast, they encounter unexpected resistance from the locals and find themselves in grave danger. (StudioCanal)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
César Awards
- 2002 - Best Costume Design
- 2002 - Joseph LoDuca (Best Original Music)
- 2002 - Best Sound
- 2002 - Best Production Design
The Saturn Awards
- 2009 - Best DVD Special Edition Release
- 2002 - Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
- 2002 - Christophe Gans (Best Director)
- 2002 - Christophe Gans, Stéphane Cabel (Best Writing)
- 2002 - Mark Dacascos (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2002 - Monica Bellucci (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2002 - Joseph LoDuca (Best Music)
- 2002 - Dominique Borg (Best Costumes)
- 2002 - Arthur Windus, Hal Bertram, Val Wardlaw (Best Special / Visual Effects)
Sitges Film Festival
- 2001 - Christophe Gans (Silver Méliès: Special Mention to Feature Film)