Secret territories still exist in France today. This film is a personal quest, the story of a crazy gamble taken by a passionate dreamer, an anti-hero capable of breaking all barriers to achieve his goal: to meet wild wolves in their natural habitat. After three years in the field, bivouacking in the wilderness in all weathers, the director managed to track down the wolves. Little by little, he observes, gets closer and ends up being accepted by the pack. Against all odds, the magnificent predators offer a little of their intimacy to this strange character. But the film also raises the question of the limits of this intimacy.
Cinematography
Stunning alpine wilderness that'll ruin your hiking goals
Direction
One-man obsession project with zero crew, maximum madness
Director
Jean-Michel Bertrand
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bertrand filmed completely alone with no crew, carrying over 50kg of equipment through the Alps for each bivouac.
Wolves were hunted to extinction in France by 1937; their controversial 1990s return sparked fierce rural opposition, making Bertrand's romantic portrayal politically loaded.
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