"THE WOLVES" "Do you have much stuff?" "No, I can manage." "Let me help you." "I'll be OK." "Here, I'll take this." "Follow me." "I'll leave the key here." "We never have anyone in winter." "I'll get an extra blanket." "No, look, I'll be fine." "I can still work." "Why'd you come here?" "To rest." "Yeah." "Nature's very restful." "Yeah." "And don't hesitate." "If you need anything," "I'll be at my mom's, the orange house in back." "Thanks." "Even if it's just for tea or coffee." "OK, thanks." "Hi Julie, how are things?" " Fine, you?" "OK." "On my tab?" " Sure." "Bye, Julie." " Bye." "See you." " Bye." "Hello." " Hi." "When do your vegetables arrive?" " They're there." "The ship came in today." "Weren't you on it?" " Yeah." "Thanks." "I'm Élie." "And you?" " Julie." "Need anything else?" "Bye." " Bye." "The guys hunt for $40." "You can't say, a pelt's worth $32." "You can't go back on your word." "The embargo hasn't been signed." "I know, but the Chinese are coming." "Get ready." "That's not the problem." "There are plenty of seals." "But they birth further north where there's still ice." "Have you seen gas prices?" "Insurance keeps going up 'cause of them animal activists." "The islanders would love for stars to come visit." "Yeah, porn stars too." "You prick, Jean." "Yeah." "Fax it to me before I change my mind." "38." "He's telling me a blonde joke." "Hey, Masha!" "Jasmine has a girl staying?" "Yeah, she arrived just before." "Do you know her?" "No, no idea who she is." "What's in the paper?" "There's a piece on Léon Clark." "Read it." "Want me to cut it out?" "Read it." "You know about his life." "Read it anyway." ""A human encyclopedia, Léon Clark, four generations of seal hunters."" "You drunk, Jon?" "There's a few drops left." "Do your dad proud." "Dad!" " Go on." "Drink." "Nah, c'mon." "Take a real, real swig." "Dad!" "Don't sip it like a girl." "One more." "If you wanna be a man, you gotta drink." "C'mon, Jonathan." " Dad..." "Here we go." "The city lady's all mad." "He's a child." "I'm teaching him to be a man." "Yeah, we're not fags like in Montreal." "Why, it's the Indian." "Hey, Réal..." "Want me to bring your kid home?" "His mom's pissed off." "Good luck if she lets you inside." "You coming, Jonathan?" "Only if you let me drive your truck." "You can drive it tomorrow if you put down the bottle." "Come on now." "Let's go." "Let's go!" "Want a ride?" " Yeah." "Come by again." "I like fresh meat." "I'll drop you off after I take him home." "It won't be long." "Élie!" "You OK?" "Yeah, you?" " Yeah." "Sylvain, come here." "He's my boyfriend." "Sylvain." " Hi." "What's up?" "Nice to meet you." "Hello, Miss." "Her name's Élie." "Hello, Élie." "Did you arrive today?" "You came by boat?" " Yeah." "Who let an animal in the bar?" "The cops have hit the island." "Here." "William's our best!" "It's 'cause he's got my boat." "I paid a fortune, too." "I'd better make my quotas." "I'm not worried, you learned from a pro." "Where you taking him?" " His mom's." "Poor woman." "I'll take him home." "No, it's my turn." "I'll take him." "You sure?" " Yeah." "Good night, young lady." "Watch out for them." "They're fragile." "Sylvain, if you have more than one beer, I'll find out." "I'll be fine for tomorrow." "The rest of you too." " Yeah." "You're warned." "Sorry, I thought Mathieu would be in bed." "That's OK." "Come in." "Hi." "Did you see the girl?" "Yeah." "She was at the Point." "She looks nice." "Cute you mean." "No, I said nice." "Why'd she come here in March, other than to tan?" "I dunno." "Well, take off your coat." "Yeah." "There's a storm coming." "Mathieu has a rash." "Hello?" "Hi, Mom." " Darling!" "I've tried to reach you for three days." "How are you?" "I'm good." "Did you get your period?" "Are you alright?" "Does i!" "hurt?" "It's for the best." "It was the right decision." "You'll be able to concentrate on your studies." "You'll have kids later." " Mom, when we're talking, would you mind not washing the dishes, please?" "Sorry, I'm not washing." "I'm tidying the counter." "But where are you?" "At a friend's." "At Nini's?" "No, you don't know her." "Did you get my message about my promotion at the university?" "Are you there, dear?" "Hello?" "You must commune with the animal first." "It's the tradition." "Careful." "Lucky you have a good boat, William!" "William has a great boat." "That boat's the best." "You just gotta pay for it." "It's well looked after." "It was in better shape before." "You OK, Gran?" " A liver." "Pardon me?" " A liver." "Want more?" "Look, the girl at your motel." "The Frenchman's a thief!" "He poured me an empty one!" "Hello." "Hello." "Hey, sweetie." "I just want to pet you." "Let me just pet you." "Easy now." "Easy." "Don't move." "Don't move." "It's just you and me." "Look at me." "You're so beautiful." "Wait, wait." "Wait." "You're beautiful." "He's lost!" "I'll eat the liver." " No, it's mine!" "I said it first." "But I want the sliver too." "It's liver!" "Liver!" "Watch the slope." "Stay here." "The gulls will eat what's left." "Pull hard." "That's good." "Hi." "I'm ready." "We're working." " I won't disturb you." "No useless gawkers on board." "I'm not scared to dirty my hands." "And I can make coffee." "I'm not insured for that." "The ice floe's dangerous." "But, Captain, if she's not squeamish we can make room." "Cast off!" "Captain..." "Frenchie, if you want to play, go home." "OK!" "OK!" "How's that girl at your motel?" "She's nice, real quiet." "Now, Nadine, don't hold back." "What did you find?" " Well, her cell, a laptop." "But it has a password." "She takes anti-depressants." "A pretty girl like that!" "With a prescription?" "I dunno." "Paroxeli, or something." "Paroxetil." "Was there a prescription on the bottle?" "They weren't in a bottle." "They were in a little pack." "She has $840 in cash hidden in her pillow." "So she pays you cash?" "Yeah, or my dole would be cutoff." "Did you find any papers?" "Bank statements or credit card receipts?" "Nothing with her name on it?" "Nope." "Her name." "A weird name." "Élie Marans." "Eliza's not a girl's name." "Did you Google her?" "Duh!" "And?" "Nothing." "Not even on Facebook." "Look, it's them again." "Jesus." "They're crazy." "Not just William." "Mathieu got one too." "How do they know us?" "Maybe the social insurance numbers." "What's up?" "William." "Another letter for him." "They sabotage the motor and it'll blow up on you." "I don't think it's serious." "They don't want the hunt to end." "They need crying baby seals to raise money." "Hello." " Come in." "Our mysterious visitor." "My neck's sore from watching you circle around." "Do you want... some tea?" "Yes, thanks." "What can we do for you, Élie?" "I'd like to go to sea." "And get to know how things are here." "You interested in the natives?" "Better hurry." "Soon there'll just be tourists here in the summer." "Excuse us." "It's not a good day." "Have a seat." "We've been getting death threats for years." "Now they're even targeting our kids." "They buy summer homes, come two weeks a year." "The rest of the time, don't spoil their pristine ecosystem!" "Sorry, I..." "You're not the first reporter to judge us." "I'm not a reporter." "There are too many seals!" " Maria..." "They eat our fish and leave us their shit." "There's been no herring or cod for years." "Why not write about bottom trawling?" "Now there's a real problem." "I'm not a reporter, I'm..." "I'm studying literature." "That's lucky, 'cause... we received a letter." "You look lost in thought." "I was wondering what if I'd grown up here." "I always worry when Sylvain's at sea." "You wish he did something else?" "He has no choice, he has to earn a living." "Where's your family?" "My mom's in Montreal." "I was born there." "Your father's there too?" "No, I don't know my father." "You know nothing about him?" "Just his first name." "And that he has a tattoo." "That's mysterious." "It's not him." "Mind if I talk?" "I can gab away for hours." "Sylvain doesn't talk much either." "So I talk with the dog, with plants..." "I draw the line with rocks." "It'd be dangerous, I collect them." "He hasn't moved in days." "ls it normal?" "He'll have your pretty eyes." "There's no reason to worry." "Lucky I have you." "That's what moms are for." "There's Maria, Sylvain's mom." "That's William, right?" " Yeah, right." "What's with their son?" "He's William's son." "Maria's his grandma." "I don't remember what he has, but he's handicapped." "If you ask me, Léon Clark and Maria don't just see each other at work." "Léon's the guy with the red tuque?" " Yeah." "That's the Clark clan." "Réal Clark's the one losing his house." "So, please, I'd like to begin." "Thanks for coming." "Without further ado I'd like to proceed." "So, the calling of lot 10-37 on Clark Rd." "To make a bid, please raise your hand clearly to avoid ambiguity." "Bidding will start at $75,000." "So, $75,000." "He couldn't work after his accident." "He didn't pay his insurance." "He already lost his boat and truck." "ls anyone interested for $75,000?" "The creditor is willing to lower the price to the value of the debt, which comes to $37,597." "$37,597." "That's cheap." "Aren't you and Sylvain interested?" "We're not going to take their home." "$27,597.Final offer." "$27,597." "$27,597." "Anyone at $27,000?" "$27,000, anybody?" "Then thank you very much." "That's all." "Hi, sweetie." "It's Maria." "I didn't want to call you at work." "Yeah." "When you have a minute, it's a license plate." "I know, but it's no big deal, and nobody will know." "I:" "Y" "SM." "Oh, yeah?" "Does it show the name of who's renting it'?" "No, Monday's fine." "Whenever you can." "Of course." "Two dozen if you want." "In June." "No, lobster never before late May." "They'll ﬂy out as soon as the season opens." "Thanks." "Goodnight." "Shit!" "Keep working, Sylvain." "Don't be intimidated." "Hi, Maria." "Hi, Miss Literate." "Sorry for the other day." "Are you a Fisheries Canada inspector?" "A welfare cop?" "Nope, not welfare." "I'm a narc." "Why are you stalking Robin Church?" "I'm not stalking." "He has a wife and two kids." "You hereto buy some fishing tackle?" "No, I'm looking for a present for Nadine." "A present?" "And I'm not too sure what she'd like." "A case of 24?" "Good idea." " Four lengths of rope?" "Or maybe a big bag of coarse salt." "40 kilos of fun." "Think She'll like it'?" "I dunno, but..." "I sure like it." "I like all animals, whether flesh, blood, or the fluffy kind." "Who's that on the pictures?" "Sarah, my second." "She lives in the city." "In Montreal?" "Yeah." "Do you know her?" "No, there are several million of us." "What does she do?" "She works in a bar." "But tell me, what's a lit student gonna do in life?" "She'll write." "Well..." "She'd like to write, anyway." "How old are you, Élie?" "I'm 26." "At 26, I had two kids." "I worked at the tannery days, and weighed the catch nights or days, depending when the ships came in." "I'd have liked to study." "Study what?" "Doctor." "I would've cared for people here." "William and Sarah's dad died in the hospital in Halifax." "He went in for a lump on his stomach and never came back." "When was that?" "Many tides ago." "William was 7." "And Mathieu?" "My cub?" "He's William's son." "I'm his grandma." "Those little shits!" "What did they do now?" "C'mere, cub!" "Was it Réal's boy?" "Sorry, Maria..." "Next time bring him here." "That kid needs some love." "It's no joke." "His nose is bleeding." "The kids are waiting." "I'm sorry." "Feel this." "I can pick him up from school." "I've nothing to do." "But..." "It'd be a pleasure." "What were you listening to?" "It's great." "I don't know if baby can hear it too." "May n" " Sure." "Here." "Does he like it?" " He's moving." "Go for it!" "Go for it!" "In the water!" "No hands!" "No hands!" "For the love, where is she?" "Can someone check if she picked Mathieu up?" "I saw her drop off Réal's boy at home." "The cops are landing." "Maxime can't drive." "Maxime drives at 10 mph." "He's in no danger." "He doesn't have a license." "Max, gimme your keys." "I'm not drunk!" " Come on." "She's funny." "She always knocks." "You're here late." " Sorry." "We went fora drive." "Hello, cub." "Don't stand there like a stork, come eat." "I better go measure the ice." "Look how happy your boy is." "Thanks, Mom." "It was good." "Your hands are as pretty as bread." "Hands pretty as bread." "If worry troubles her head, I'll console her, whatever the crust." "Poetry!" "We islanders are poets." " Too true." "Wherever it is we are." "Y'know, I could take you to the tip of the eastern dune on my 4x4." "Where?" "He says he can take you to the eastern dune on his ATV." "I won't hurt you." "I won't rape you." "I'm not like that." "I'm a gentleman!" "We know you're a good guy." "Not feeling hungry, Élie?" "Never eaten seal meat?" "It's a gourmet treat." "It's real fresh, too." " We fished it today." "Cheers!" "Cheers!" "You too, Mathieu." "Let's toast." " Chin-chin!" "Gin-gin." "Shit." "How do you spell it?" "Yeah." "Sure, give me her date of birth too, why not?" "Thanks so much, sweetie." "You bet, I'll call as soon as fishing season opens." "Bye." "Give your kids a hug from me." "I knew it!" " What?" "That fucker." "I knew it." "Her name's not Élie Marans, like she said." "Her real name's Elisabeth Droski." "You investigated her?" "Droski doesn't ring a bell?" "Yeah, maybe." "She's a mermaid." "Go back to sleep, hon." "An animal activist." "You don't remember the name?" "A bunch of ecologists in '88?" "The blonde girl, with an accent?" "Yeah, right." "Must be her sister." "Here." "Looks like her." "But no accent." "Maybe she's her daughter." "She's 26..." "You're right." "Could be." "The girl's not anchored down." "She's adrift." "A stray." "She's an informant." "Élie!" "Hi." "Want a ride?" "No, thanks." "Where you going?" "The dock." "Want us to take you on a boat trip?" "No, that's OK." "I'm busy." "We're too late, Max." "She already has someone to lay her in his hold." "You're disgusting." "Again, I like that." "You have no right!" "You come here and tell me what I can't do?" "What's this?" "Give me my bag!" "Wait, I'll take a picture." "It's not funny!" " You're not funny." "Max, you're talking like a girl!" "Don't move, I'll just take a picture." "Let me go!" "You take pictures of us, but I can't take a single shot of the city girl?" "You have to cry." "Like a baby seal." "Here, Max." "Take a picture of us." "Don't touch me!" "I like tough girls." "Did you take the fucking picture?" "I don't know how." "I'm no good with these." "Fuckin' loony!" "Christ, stop it!" "Damn you." "Where are you going, huh?" "You're not finished." "I'm not crying!" "Take your meds, you crazy bitch!" "That's a helicopter carrier." "Baby seals are big money." "We could throw her overboard." "Her pals can reel her in." "Quit talking shit." "Take the wheel." "Inside." "Do you know that ship?" "The ship, no." "But Watch, yes." " How come?" "From my mom." "Your mom's been here?" "Yeah." "What do you want from us?" "I want to know who my father is." "Who your father is?" "Who's your father?" "Who is your father?" "Does he know?" "I don't think so." "I don't know." "How can you be sure?" "I don't think my mom'd make it up." "What..." "Did he force her?" "What do you want?" "I don't know." "Do you want money?" " No." "I just want to know where I'm from." "She's like him." "Why?" "She's full of silences, like him." "She has a rash, like Mathieu." "Girls, here's some juice." "Take off your mitts." "Here." "Here." "Eat your peas, cub." "You don't eat much." "Are you anorexic, Élie?" "You must feel out of place here." "Come, I know something that'll cheer you up." "ls it a boy or a girl?" "You don't know, huh?" "We don't know." "What would you like, a boy or a girl?" "One more." " One more time." "OK, push, push, push!" "Push, push, push!" "It's coming out!" "It's coming!" "The contractions are strong now." "Good night." "Good night." "What are you doing here?" "What are you doing here?" " Calm down." "What's wrong?" "You asking for it?" " Look, Frenchie..." "Stop it" "He's her father!" "She's his daughter." "You can sleep at the house." "That's alright." "We won't turn our backs on you." "Here, this is spruce syrup." "Me, I'd give you cod liver oil." "Nature gave us canines." "They're not just for eating plants." "A tad more, Mathieu." "Great, that's it." "That's enough." "That's good." "What's up?" "You're not out sealing?" "William has a fever." "You're not serious." "You'll miss the last day of hunting." "Ready the boat." "I'll meet you on the dock." "Hi, Marie-Joélle." "Here, cub." "Bye, cub!" "I love you!" "Maria?" "Are you there?" "Hello?" "No, it's Nadine." "She's not here." "I don't know." "The Sarah-Anne just docked." "The Jean Mathieu doesn't respond." "William Menquit..." "Sylvain Menquit..." "Robin Church and the Frenchie..." "Does anyone know the Frenchie's last name?" "Anyone know the Frenchie's name?" "What's his name?" "Where are they?" " Go back inside." "You, come with me!" "What are you doing?" "They were spotted near St-Pierre." "We're searching." "Who's Frenchie?" " What are you doing?" "Don't worry, lady." "What's his name?" "Are you looking?" "Tell me." "A ship's out looking for them." "Let us do our job." "Don't worry." " And Sylvain Menquit?" "No news for now." "Go inside." "He's the dad." " Go inside." "Keep your baby safe." "Go inside." " Tell me the truth." "We've no news." "We're doing our best." "Let us do our work." " Who's looking for them?" "Léon Clark to William." "Give me your position please." "Yes?" "Her truck's here, but we can't find her." "There's a real crowd here." "Quit gossiping!" "They may call on their cell." "Base to William Menquit." "Base..." "William, where's Sylvain?" "I don't know." "Where's Sylvain?" " I dunno, I didn't go out." "Where's Sylvain!" "Nadine, wait!" "Nadine, your baby!" "Sylvain!" "Stand up." "Life is a voyage" "The world, a ship" "Love is the crew" "The heart, a porthole" "On the seas of your days" "I anchored mine" "Amidst the soaring and cries" "Of the gulls in the skies" "Life is a voyage" "The world, a ship" "Love is the crew" "The heart, a porthole" "We'll have two beers." "That kind." "Sarah Menquit... ls she here?" "That's her." "Does she work here?" "Not exactly." "That's how she pays for her beer." "Are you family?" "She's..." "She's my dad's sister." "Subtitles:" "Robert Gray, Cinematograph Subtitling:" "CNST, Montreal"