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After the deaths of three children suspected to be killed by wolves, writer Russell Core is hired by the mother of a missing six-year-old boy to track down and locate her son in the Alaskan wilderness.

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Bailey
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Medora Slone
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Russell Core
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Clerk
Issac Bird ...
Yup'ik Teen
Joseph Whitebird ...
Yup'ik Man
Zandus Snow ...
Yup'ik Boy
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Cheeon
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Vernon Slone
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Corporal
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Iraqi Woman
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Medic
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Illanaq
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Yup'ik Prayer 1
Savannah Bird ...
Yup'ik Prayer 2
Karen Powderface ...
Yup'ik Prayer 3
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Big Deputy
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Young Deputy
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Donald Marium
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Coroner
Sean Hoy ...
Old Timer Deputy
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Arnie
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Susan
Makambe Simamba ...
Nurse
Gabriel Cross ...
Crying Cop
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Angry Cop On Radio
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ER doctor
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Frantic Wife
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Innkeeper
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Hunter John
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Shan
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Slone's Mother
Bobbi Jaye ...
Amy
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Doctor (uncredited)
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Medic (uncredited)
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Core's Wife (uncredited)
Tyler Duffy ...
Hunter (uncredited)
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Hunter's Wife (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jeremy Saulnier

Written by

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Macon Blair ... (screenplay by)
 
William Giraldi ... (based on the book by)

Produced by

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Russell Ackerman ... producer
Ben Browning ... executive producer
Eva Maria Daniels ... producer
Luc Etienne ... executive producer
Uwe Feuersenger ... executive producer
Neil Kopp ... producer
Vincent Savino ... executive producer
Anish Savjani ... producer
John Schoenfelder ... producer
Driss Tahri ... line producer: Morocco

Music by

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Brooke Blair
Will Blair

Cinematography by

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Magnus Nordenhof Jønck ... director of photography

Editing by

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Julia Bloch

Editorial Department

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Samantha Astolfi ... data technician
Alex Bickel ... digital intermediate colorist
Katie Connon ... dailies workflow producer
Emily Nomland ... dailies office administrator
Diana Pacheco ... dailies technician
Samuel Rosenberg ... assistant editor
Eric Spang ... assistant editor
Natalie Watson ... dailies supervisor

Casting By

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Avy Kaufman

Production Design by

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Ryan Warren Smith

Art Direction by

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Abdellah Baadil
Paul Healy

Set Decoration by

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Alan McCullagh

Costume Design by

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Antoinette Messam

Makeup Department

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Lesia Bear ... assistant makeup artist
Anthony Canonica ... lab supervisor: Prosthetic Renaissance
Yvonne Cox ... prosthetic makeup assistant
Madison Farwell ... first assistant makeup artist
Michael Fontaine ... prosthetic makeup effects artist
Lindsay Gelfand ... special makeup effects coordinator
Michael Marino ... prosthetic makeup effects designer
Eva McKenzie ... assistant makeup artist
Ghislaine Nejjar ... makeup artist
Linda Nelson ... assistant hair stylist
Greg Pikulski ... prosthetics crew
Brett Schmidt ... special makeup effects artist
Jo-Dee Thomson ... hair department head
Sharon Toohey ... makeup department head
Diana Choi ... hair department supervisor: Prosthetic Renaissance (uncredited)

Production Management

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Kelley Cribben ... post-production supervisor
Petros Danabassis ... production manager
Matt Levin ... executive in charge of production
Jeremy Kipp Walker ... executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Badr Balafrej ... second assistant director: morocco
Ali Benchekroune ... second assistant director
Chris Cinnamon ... first assistant director: second unit / second assistant director prep
Adam Druxman ... assistant director
Reid A. Dunlop ... first assistant director
Yann Mari Faget ... first assistant director: morocco
Joel Ferguson ... third assistant director
Anna Lopez ... trainee assistant director
Bryant Marshall ... second assistant director
Liza Mae Padilla ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Tracey Baryski ... properties buyer
Lesia Bear ... set dresser
Prescott Beresh ... set dresser
Lubor Cencak ... paint foreman
Cathy Cowan ... set designer
Jack Crowells ... lead set dresser
Dean Eilertson ... prop consultant
Jerod Fahlman ... graphic designer
Danielle French ... construction buyer
Johnny Jones ... property master
Steven Kajorinne ... set dresser
Aaron McCullough ... paint co-ordinator
Amanda Nicholson ... pre-visualisation artist / set designer
Ken Palkow ... prop fabricator
Joel Tobman ... assistant art director
Ileana Tschabold ... assistant props master

Sound Department

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Garrell Clark ... sound mixer
Marko A. Costanzo ... foley artist
Mariusz Glabinski ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Heather Gross ... sound effects editor
Bobby Johanson ... adr mixer
Chris Keyland ... adr mixer
Dan Korintus ... dialogue editor
Craig Kyllonen ... dialogue editor
Avi Laniado ... chief sound engineer
George A. Lara ... foley mixer
Chris Liang ... sound effects editor
Geo Major ... boom operator
Dow McKeever ... foley editor
Marsha McKeever ... foley editor
Michael McMenomy ... assistant sound editor
Tyler Newhouse ... adr recordist
Matt Rigby ... sound editor
Michael Rivera ... adr recordist
Mike Rivera ... adr recordist
Tricia Schultz ... adr manager
Brian Vancho ... foley artist
Bart Vanderzee ... adr recordist
Joe Viszmeg ... sound assistant
Tony Volante ... re-recording mixer
Alexa Zimmerman ... adr editor
Hunter Berk ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer: New York (uncredited)
Tyler Rambie ... adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Mohamed Ali Aqermim ... special effects technician
Brian Beaulieu ... special effects assistant
Tom Blacklock ... pyrotechnician
Marco Corridori Moneta ... Senior special effects
Marco Corridori ... special effects foreman (as Marco Corridori Moneta)
Stefano Corridori ... special effects supervisor
Gabriele Cumpact ... special effects technician
Sava Stoian ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Rachel A. Bailey ... compositor: The Molecule
Drew Beekler ... digital artist: Zoic Studios
Tehmina Beg ... digital artist: Zoic Studios
Andrew J. Bly ... visual effects executive producer: The Molecule
Kristen Branan ... senior vice president: Global Production: Zoic Studios
Millie Brennan ... digital artist: Zoic Studios
Kelly Bruce ... digital artist: Powerhouse VFX
ChanJun Chun ... 3d artist: The Molecule
Blaine Cone ... visual effects producer: The Molecule
Chris Connolly ... visual effects supervisor / visual effects supervisor: 67 Nights
Ron Crabb ... digital matte painter
Ryan Cunningham ... visual effects producer: Zoic Studios
Robert Cvengros ... tracking artist: Zoic Studios / tracking, matchmove, layout
Paul Daniel ... digital artist: Powerhouse VFX
Rodrigo de la Parra ... digital artist: Zoic Studios
Luke DiTommaso ... visual effects supervisor: The Molecule
Paola Felisatti ... tracking artist: Zoic Studios
Charlotta Forssman ... visual effects supervisor: The Molecule
Mark Friedman ... compositing supervisor: The Molecule
Azzard Gordon ... tracking artist: Zoic Studios
Melissa Graff ... digital artist: Zoic Studios
Chris Healer ... visual effects executive producer: The Molecule
Tyler Henker ... visual effects coordinator
Brian Houlihan ... compositor: The Molecule / digital artist: Powerhouse VFX
Hilary Jacobs ... visual effects producer: Powerhouse VFX
Tara Marie Jacobson ... digital artist: Powerhouse VFX
Zak Johannesen ... lead tracking/layout: Zoic Studios
Chris John Jones ... creative director: Zoic Studios
Steve Kazun ... tracking artist: Zoic Studios (as Steven Kazun)
John Kilshaw ... visual effects supervisor: Zoic Studios
Denis Kozyrev ... digital artist: Powerhouse VFX
Alex Okjoo Lee ... compositor: The Molecule
Seung Joo Lee ... digital artist: Zoic Studios
Sophia Lee ... visual effects production manager: Zoic Studios
Joseph Lisowski ... compositor: The Molecule
Bob Lowery ... visual effects executive producer: Powerhouse VFX
Alberto Ludeña ... digital artist: Powerhouse VFX
Jamie McIntyre ... visual effects producer: The Molecule
Jonathan McKee ... digital artist: Zoic Studios
Ed Mendez ... senior visual effects supervisor: Powerhouse VFX (as Eduardo Mendez)
Zoran Mladenovski ... compositor: The Molecule (as Zoran Mladonovski)
Erin W. Nash ... compositing supervisor: Zoic Studios (as Erin Nash)
Nathan Overstrom ... visual effects supervisor: Zoic Studios
Rich Pernice ... visual effects editor: Powerhouse VFX
Charles Quinn ... visual effects artist: SIM New York
Christopher Riemann ... digital artist: Powerhouse VFX
Ruben Rodas ... visual effects supervisor: Powerhouse VFX
Emmanuel Rojas ... tracking artist: Zoic Studios
Victoria Root ... digital artist: Powerhouse VFX
Samuel Rosenberg ... visual effects editor
Anthony Simpson ... digital artist: Powerhouse VFX
Teresa Smith ... visual effects coordinator: Zoic Studios
Katherine Soares ... visual effects producer
Matt St. Leger ... digital artist: Zoic Studios
Victor Torres ... digital artist: Powerhouse VFX
Alexandra Jane Vahlbruch ... tracking coordinator: Zoic Studios (as Alexandra Vahlbruch)
David Windhorst ... tracking artist: Zoic Studios
Sara Woomer ... visual effects coordinator: Powerhouse VFX
Ben Zenker ... visual effects coordinator: The Molecule (as Benjamin Zenker)
Kristen Branan ... vice president visual effects: Zoic Studios (uncredited)
Jeff Butler ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Alex Dreiblatt ... compositor (uncredited)
Carl Edlund ... senior matte painter (uncredited)
Colin Feist ... compositor (uncredited)
Marco Maldera ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Petra Mcelvenny ... executive in charge of visual effects: Netflix (uncredited)
Matthew T. Perry ... senior compositor (uncredited)
Michael S. Pryor ... visual effects executive producer: Mr. Wolf (uncredited)
Jonathan Skabla ... lead digital compositor (uncredited)
Aaron Wei ... senior compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Hami Belal ... utility stunts
Peter Bews ... stunt performer
Sally Bishop ... stunts
Brahim Boukhizzou ... stunt performer
Tom Carey ... stunt performer
Chad Cosgrave ... stunts
Benoît Fabre ... stunt performer
Benjamin Hicquel ... stunt performer
Todd Lemieux ... stunt double: Jeffrey Wright / stunt pilot: Aerial
Youssef Marchouki ... stunt performer
Leslie McMichael ... assistant stunt coordinator
Steven McMichael ... stunt coordinator
Abdellah Ouksih ... stunt performer (as Abdellah Oukseh)
Cedric Proust ... Stunt Coordinator Morocco Unit
Adrian Young ... stunt performer / stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jalaleddine Achour ... second assistant camera
John Bailie ... camera operator: dailies
Natalie Boterman ... camera trainee
Clayton Budd ... generator operator
David Bukach ... still photographer
Luke Clifton-Friend ... lighting technician
George Collins ... video assist operator
Connor Couzens ... lighting technician
Ana Cubillo ... steadicam assistant
David R. Dennis ... grip
Amelia Doescher ... best boy electric
Hamza El Gorda ... video operator
Lotfi El Gorda ... first assistant camera
Alex Free ... rigging gaffer
Martin Keough ... gaffer: Martin Keough
Cherise Keown ... second assistant camera
Thami Lahrach ... best boy
Naoufal Lamkealal ... grip
Mohamed Louizi ... a 2nd assistant camera
Mike McIsaac ... grip
Dylan Metcalfe ... digital imaging technician
Fernando Moleón ... steadicam operator
Lee Proudlock ... grip
Anas Rachid ... first assistant camera
Zouhair Seffir ... first assistant camera
Alexander Seidl ... first assistant camera: main unit morocco
Andrew Sparke ... video assist assistant
Dallis Swiatek ... grip: second unit
Kamaleddine Talmi ... grip
Benkhay Taoufik ... grip
Carey Toner ... a camera/steadicam operator
John Trapman ... aerial director of photography
Spencer Whitney ... technocrane technician
David Whyte ... lamp operator
Josef Wright ... second assistant camera

Casting Department

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Saïd Aamoum ... extras casting: morocco
Dann Fink ... adr voice casting
Jon Goracy ... casting associate
Kelsi Jones ... extras casting assistant
Alyson Lockwood ... casting department
Mounir Saguia ... casting director: Morocco
Mara Stevens ... extras casting assistant
Steve Tsang ... extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Rachid Aadassi ... costume supervisor morocco
Laura Anderson ... breakdown artist
Christina Cattle ... set costume supervisor: 2nd unit
Christian Cordella ... illustrator
Houcine El Behja ... ager/dyer
Shelly Goldsack ... background costume coordinator
Youssef Ait Hamd ... costume assistant: key costumer
Heather Mitchell ... truck costumer
Carley Laine Powell ... key ager/dyer
Charlotte Robertson ... key costumer
Cristina Sierra ... head of wardrobe and costume cutter
Lilly Sky ... stitcher
Ann Steel ... assistant costume designer
Benjamin Toner ... costumer: buyer
Hanne Whitfield ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Mustapha Bediar ... assistant location manager
Jaouad El Kacimi ... location manager
Jason Nolan ... locations scout
Maeve Orlady ... location production assistant
Jamie Sarginson ... location production assistant

Music Department

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Missy Cohen ... music editor
Benjamin Joe Hayden ... trailer music (as Ben Hayden)
James Murray ... trailer music
Ilyse Wolfe Tretter ... music clearance coordinator
Joni Amelia Fuller ... trailer music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Sherra Bridgewater ... script supervisor: 2nd Unit
Sabrina Paradis ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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David Adams ... 2nd unit captain
Douglas T. Devries ... production driver
Stacey Gooch ... transportation captain
C.J. Hannis ... production driver
Karen Macdonald ... driver
Bruce Toy ... cast driver

Additional Crew

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Kurtis Bayford ... animal supplier: Bobcat
Aaron Becker ... title designer: main title
Ian Bricke ... Studio Executive
Cassandra Cavalli ... dialect coach
Patrick Creery ... stand-in
Abdelhak Fikri ... production accountant (as Abdelhak Tikri)
Jenna Giacomelli ... assistant to jeremy saulnier
Cody Giles ... production assistant
Kim Goddard ... assistant production coordinator (as Kim Goddard-Rains)
Peter Grainger ... edit support
Marty Hanenberg ... stand-in
Ryan Hayes ... production assistant
Bethany Haynes ... legal services
Ian Melvin Kam ... paramedic
Jon Kurland ... production legal
Troy James Miller ... main title producer: Filmograph
Rob Scratch Mitchell ... aerial coordinator
Katie Mustard ... production executive
Todd W. Nobles ... head wrangler
Samantha Nottingham ... 1st Assistant Accountant-Payroll (as Samantha Nottingham-Carew)
Jennifer Omoth ... production accountant
Greg Pikulski ... lab technician
Ryan Price ... Post Production Coordinator: Netflix
Asmaa Radwane ... production assistant translator / production assistant
Brendan Sandhu ... Animal Handler
Brett Schmidt ... lab technician
Dallas Shaw ... stand-in
Carmen Siegers ... assistant production coordinator
Alphonse Swinehart ... main title design
Dar Therrien ... animal trainer
Luc Therrien ... animals: stunts
Randi Uhl ... trainee production coordinator
Riccardo Mimmi ... Italian subtitles (uncredited)

Thanks

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Jeanie Igoe ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Retired naturalist and wolf expert Russell Core journeys to the edge of civilization in northern Alaska at the pleading of Medora Slone, a young mother whose son was killed by a pack of wolves. As Core attempts to help Medora track down the wolves who took her son, a strange and dangerous relationship develops between the two lonely souls. But when Medora's husband Vernon returns home from the Iraq War, the news of his child's death ignites a violent chain of events. As local cop Donald Marium races to stop Vernon's vengeful rampage, Core is forced on a perilous odyssey into the heart of darkness. Written by Netflix

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Also Known As
  • Aucun homme ni dieu (France)
  • Wolfsnächte (Germany)
  • Noche de lobos (Spain)
  • Aucun homme ni dieu (Canada, French title)
  • Tartsd bent a sötétséget (Hungary)
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  • 125 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The film was shot in 61 days in Alberta, Canada. See more »
Goofs Cheeon tells Vernon there's a blue Ford Bronco waiting for him. There's not. It's a Chevy Blazer. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Top 10 Must See Trailers of August 2018 (2018). See more »
Soundtracks You'll Lose a Good Thing See more »
Quotes Cheeon: When we're killed, the past is killed. When kids are killed... that's different. When kids are killed, the future dies. There's no life without a future.
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