Wolf (2004)

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In the 1970s, Spanish dictatorship's secret service recruited a construction worker to infiltrate the Basque separatist underground and become a mole for the fascist state.

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Awards

2 wins & 10 nominations.

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27 October 2009 | lastliberal
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| You can use all of your bullets except for this one. This one... is for Lobo.
You cannot live in Spain and not know about ETA. I lived there for six years, and often heard about their never-ending war against the high ranking Spanish military, police, and others. This film is about a spy that managed to infiltrate ETA.

As a political thriller, it is a good film that shows how bad both sides can get when there is tension. They even put a hit out on El Lobo to get good press. In fact, they kill one of their own to get at him.

Amidst the intrigue, El Lobo (Eduardo Noriega) manages some fringe benefits with Amaia (Mélanie Doutey), including one balaclava-clad tryst that was interesting. But, she proves to be fickle, and joins one of the leaders in his bed. Meanwhile, Noriega is getting in so deep that he forgets he has a wife (Silvia Abascal) waiting at home.

And, now he is a pariah to the good guys. His own wife considers him a traitor to his people.

They got the job done, but at what cost. Very good story, and Noriega was excellent.

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Trivia

Acording to an interview to Mélanie Doutey, she was help by a dialect coach during a month before the shooting, because she could not speak Spanish at the time.

Quotes

Nelson: You know what's that?
José María Loygorri, 'Txema': A bullet.
Nelson: I always keep one of these... for traitors.

Goofs

On chapter 5 of the DVD, almost at minute 19 of the film, a caption says it's 1973. There's a wedding and while Amaia sings (00:20:33) we can see a cymbal in the background, whose brand is Sabian. This brand was founded in Canada in 1981.

Alternate Versions

Theatrical version 125 min. and extended version 134 min.

Soundtracks

The Partisan
(La Complainte du Partisan)
Music by Anna Marly
French lyrics by Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie
English lyrics by Hy Zaret
Performed by Leonard Cohen

Storyline

Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

5 November 2004

Language

Spanish

Country of Origin

Spain

Filming Locations

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR5,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,887,193

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