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Time of the Wolf

6.1(226)20031h 53m2

A middle-class family flees an unspecified disaster that has struck the city and takes refuge in their country home. They think this will allow them to escape the chaos, but they soon realize that getting away won’t be so easy.

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Status
Released
Budget
$10M
Box office
$499.1K
Language
French
  • lawlessness
  • end of the world
  • water shortage
  • anarchy
  • social decay
  • food shortage
  • global catastrophe
  • dystopian nightmare
  • fight for survival
  • squatters
  • moral decay
  • resource scarcity

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Behind the camera

Produced in

France, Austria, Germany

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)RNew York City, Los Angeles25 Jun 2004
    • PhysicalRDVD4 Dec 2004
    • TheatricalRBlu-ray21 Dec 2021
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical17 Oct 2003
    • Physical15DVD24 May 2004
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival25 Jul 2003
    • PhysicalMA 15+DVD17 May 2006
    • Theatrical (limited)MA 15+Melbourne Cinémathèque 30 Apr 2025
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical23 Jan 2004
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival20 May 2003
    • Theatrical8 Oct 2003
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical121 Jan 2004
    • Physical12Blu-ray10 Dec 2022
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical23 Jul 2004
    • PhysicalDVD20 Oct 2004
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical4 Jun 2004
  • NorwayNO

    • Theatrical1516 Apr 2004
  • RussiaRU

    • Theatrical16+28 Aug 2003
  • SpainES

    • Theatrical21 May 2004

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Time of the Wolf was released on 28 August 2003.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    5/31/2025

    6/10

    To be honest, I was expecting something just a bit more substantial from auteur Michael Haneke as he takes a distinctly French approach to apocalyptic drama. Suffice to say that the human economy and infrastructure have largely collapsed and the land is being run by lawless individuals - some violent and exploitative, others just fighting for their own survival and it’s that latter category that “Georges” (Daniel Duv…

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