The Wolves (French: Les Loups) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sophie Deraspe and released in 2014.[1] Set in Grande-Entrée on the Magdalen Islands of Quebec, the film stars Evelyne Brochu as Élie, a woman who arrives from Montreal during the annual seal hunt and upsets the balance of the community due to her status as an outsider.[2]

The cast also includes Louise Portal, Benoît Gouin, Gilbert Sicotte, Cindy-Mae Arsenault, Augustin Legrand, Patrice Bissonnette, Martin Dubreuil, Stéphane Gagnon, Ungalaaq Avingaq and Marc-André Leblanc.

The film premiered in the Borsos Competition program at the 2014 Whistler Film Festival,[3] and went into commercial release in Quebec in February 2015.[4] It also received international screenings at the Cannes Film Market,[5] and at the 2015 Torino Film Festival, where it was the winner of the FIPRESCI Prize.[6]

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