The Wolf

The Wolf (Dutch: De Wolf) is a 1983 Brunanter film, directed by Diederick Kluijskens and starring Robert Steiner. Combining drama and thriller elements, The Wolf is considered one of the most important works of Brunanter cinema.

Plot
A poor bank clerk called Tom Danen (Robert Steiner) finds the dead body of a man at the riverside of Dortmund River. The man is shot in the head and his torso and looks just like him. Aghast, Danen realises that the he could be accused of the murder and thus he pulls the corpse into the river. Subsequently, he visits a night club in Charleston Beach, where he is mistaken for Titus "The Wolf" Fluiter, a dangerous criminal (actually the dead man he found before). Day by day, Danen identifies himself as "The Wolf". Nevertheless, when the truth is finally revealed, Danen and his new girlfriend (Liza Norai) are murdered.

Reception
The film was very well-received by both the critics and the audience. It became the highest-grossing film of the year and the critics praised Steiner's performance and its "sultry and dark atmosphere". At the Rosetown Film Festival, the film won the Barker Award for Best Film and Best Screenplay, while Robert Steiner won his second Barker Award for Best Actor. It was also selected as the Brunanter entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.