Wolf (2013 film)
Wolf is a Dutch action drama-martial arts film, and the second film made by Jim Taihattu and Julius Ponten, from Habbekrats, an Independent production company in the Netherlands.[1]
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Directed by | Jim Taihuttu |
Produced by | Julius Ponten Marina Blok |
Written by | Jim Taihuttu |
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Music by | Michaël Sauvage |
Cinematography | Lennart Verstegen |
Edited by | Wouter van Luijn |
Distributed by | Habbekrats / Just Film Distribution |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
Country | Netherlands |
Language | Arabic Dutch English French Turkish |
Filmed in Utrecht, Netherlands, while partially filmed in Turkey, the film is spoken primarily in Dutch, with parts spoken in Arabic, English, French and Turkish. Subtitles are shown and are available in both French and English.[2]
The main character is played by Marwan Kenzari. The film was shot by a young cameraman from the Netherlands: Lennart Verstegen.
Plot
Majid (Marwan Kenzari), a talented kickboxer from an anonymous suburb in the Netherlands, finds himself falling deeper into the underworld of kickboxing, gambling and organized crime. He begins to lose sight of what it is he really wants as the lines between the sport and the criminal underworld start to blur, interweaving his family, friends, professional career and criminal life.
Cast
- Marwan Kenzari as Majid
- Chemseddine Amar as Adil
- Bo Maerten as Tessa
- Raymond Thiry as Ben
- Cahit Ölmez as Hakan
Awards and honours
- Golden Calf: 3[3]
- Best Production Design: 2013
- Best Actor: 2013
- Best Director of a Feature Film: 2013
- San Sebastián International Film Festival Awards: 1[3]
- Youth Jury Award: 2013
- SUBTITLE European Film Festival Awards: 1[3]
- Angela Award: 2013
- Taipei Film Festival Awards: 1[3]
- International New Talent Competition - Special Jury Prize: 2013
See also
References
- "Wolf". Filmfestival.nl. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- "Wolf - Jim Taihuttu". NU.nl. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- "Wolf (2013) awards". imdb.com.