BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF is a wild mix of martial arts, horror, and French period drama. 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 of ROSETTA). 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. BROTHERHOOD, a huge hit in France, is a uniquely entertaining film, featuring stunning fight scenes, suspense, and campy high drama. Director Christophe Gans captures it all with a visual panache few Hollywood directors can match.
Theatrical release: January 11, 2002 (LIMITED)
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Director's Cut
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French
Subtitles - English (SDH), Spanish - Optional
Disc 1: THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
Disc 2: Bonus Disc
Additional Release Material:
Featurette:
1. The Guts of the Beast
2. Legend
Text/Photo Galleries:
Storyboards
Director of Photography
Daniel Lausten: Director of Photography, BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF (2001)
Review 1:
"...Just about as good as action movies get....[A] film that's exciting, smart, sexy and scary..."
Source: Box Office
p.56 01/01/2002
Review 2:
"...A great-looking, cheerfully preposterous French film....Well-made, over the top, a lot of fun..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.5 03/03/2002
Review 3:
"...Beautifully shot..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.133 10/04/2002
Review 4:
"...[The film] whooshes around the room like a newly opened balloon....Mr. Gans is a shrewd filmmaker....He gives the film a luxuriant pictorial beauty..."
Source: New York Times
p.E30 01/11/2002
Review 5:
"...Stylishly shot and edited, awash in fast-paced jump cuts and whooshing, MATRIX-style sound effects, the eerie story and special effects get pulses racing..."
Source: USA Today
p.12D 01/11/2002
Review 6:
"...WOLF is a cross-cultural hoot..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C1 01/11/2002