Wolf (2013 film)

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Wolf
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Directed byJim Taihuttu
Written byJim Taihuttu
Produced byJulius Ponten
Marina Blok
Starring
CinematographyLennart Verstegen
Edited byWouter van Luijn
Music byMichaël Sauvage
Distributed byHabbekrats / Just Film Distribution
Release date
  • 19 December 2013 (2013-12-19)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguagesArabic
Dutch
English
French
Turkish

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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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.

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

Awards and honours

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References

  1. "Wolf". Filmfestival.nl. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. "Wolf - Jim Taihuttu". NU.nl. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Wolf (2013) awards". imdb.com.