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Christophe Gans impressively follows up his cult success Crying Freeman with his fascinating period-piece horror film Le Pacte des Loups - and once again he refuses to pull any punches. The all-star cast features terrific performances from Samuel Le Bihan, Marc Dacascos, Jérémie Rénier, Emilie Dequenne, Monica Bellucci and the brooding Vincent Cassel.

A gigantic box office success in France, Le Pacte des Loups adapts the myth of La Bête du Gévaudan, an allegedly true tale about a beast that terrorised the mountainous region of France from 1764 to 1767, reportedly killing more than one hundred people. Grégoire de Fronsac (played by the classically chivalrous Le Bihan) is a naturalist and decorated ex-soldier from the war in New France. While taking part in the mass hunts for the creature, examining the evidence and trying to solve the mystery, Fronsac finds himself drawn into the deadly intrigues and rivalries of the court and village. He is caught between a stunning noblewoman and the disarmingly seductive Sylvia (Bellucci), who appeals to his dark side.
Gans's enthralling plot poses the question: could the beast's attacks be an insidious conspiracy, or is it truly a medieval monster that Renaissance science cannot explain?

Le Pacte is edited by David Wu, the man responsible for all John Woo's Hong Kong films. With head-spinning cinematography and rule-breaking fight scenes, this truly spectacular, genre-bending take on Renaissance-era France thrills, frightens and surprises from beginning to the very end.

2001 France (142 min.)

Directed by Christophe Gans
Writing Credits: Stéphane Cabel, Christophe Gans
Cast: Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Monica Belucci, Emilie Duquenne, Mark Dacascos, Jérémie Régnier
Distributed by: Studio Canal.