The Wolf's Call

Original title: Le chant du loup

2019
TV-14
1h 55m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

22K

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Disaster Political Thriller Action Thriller

In the near future, a French submarine finds itself in a crisis situation.In the near future, a French submarine finds itself in a crisis situation.In the near future, a French submarine finds itself in a crisis situation.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

22K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations

Trivia
A "Wolf's Call' is a navy slang for active sonar alarm. That means the submarine is detected and targeted. Active sonars sound very different to the human ear based on the transmission frequency. Low-frequency sonars are a very deep, like a moaning bass. Medium frequency sonars are like some synth doing an imitation of whale songs. High frequency sonars are strident and creepy like "howlings."

Goofs
The missile targeting France was launched from the Pacific Ocean, near Kamchatka. According to the movie, it flies above Russia, then Eastern Europe. With Earth being round, it would have most certainly flown above the North Pole.

Quotes
Aristotle: The human beings come in three kinds: the living, dead and those who go to sea.

Connections
Referenced in Notre-Dame on Fire (2022)

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Well thought out scenario and good actors

This movie depicts a topical and realistic situation, with the codes of most major big-budget movie. The cast is well chosen and overall does a good job of portraying what many would expect the French navy to be like. But in my opinion, the most successful trait of the movie is its storyline, stemming from contemporary stakes, which I've rarely seen in military/tactical movies, which instead tend to focus on past historical events or on more far-fetched futuristic scenarios. I think that's the reason the story is so compelling, and why I personally found the movie so immersive.