Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- paranoid
- tense
- grim
- political thriller night
- historical cinema viewing
What sets it apart
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Txema becomes Lobo inside ETA, but the secret service and military ultimately leave him exposed as competing agendas take precedence.
The story places ETA infiltration, military pressure, secret-service manipulation, and the final years of Franco's dictatorship in direct tension.
ETA's internal split over armed struggle, the betrayal of its leader, and the generals' decision to override Ricardo drive the crisis.
The film follows a construction worker's recruitment, infiltration, intelligence work, and attempted escape through a historically specific political landscape.
Films like Wolf, and why
The Lives of Others
political espionage, undercover infiltration, and morally compromised institutions during a tense historical conflict
Carlos
historical terrorism, state surveillance, and a protagonist trapped between political factions
Munich
true-story espionage thriller centered on an operative whose loyalties become increasingly unstable
Movie Details
- Director
- Miguel Courtois
- Release Date
- 2004-11-05
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (84)
Cast
- Eduardo Noriega
- Jose Coronado
- Mélanie Doutey
- Silvia Abascal
- Santiago Ramos
- Patrick Bruel
- Jorge Sanz
- Manuel Zarzo
- Fernando Cayo
- Roger Pera
Common questions
- What is Wolf about?
- A financially desperate Basque construction worker becomes an undercover mole inside ETA and is abandoned by the rival powers that recruited and hunted him.
- What is Wolf like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wolf as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Wolf violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Wolf as brutal.
- Which films are like Wolf?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lives of Others, Carlos, and Munich.
- How long is Wolf?
- Wolf runs 125 minutes.
