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The Grey (2011)

117 min · Adventure, action film, adventure film, drama film, survival film, thriller film

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Directors

Joe Carnahan

Cast

Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson, Nonso Anozie, James Badge Dale, Ben Bray, Anne Openshaw, Jacob Blair

The story

John Ottway works as a sharpshooter at a remote Alaska oil facility, protecting the staff from frequent grey wolf attacks. His wife has died from a terminal illness, leaving him devastated and depressed. On Ottway's last day of work, he considers suicide.

Catalogue themes and tags

Absturz, Aggression By Animal, Alasca, Cold, Deadly Blow, Death Struggle, Erfrierungstod, Fear of death, Horde, Man Against Nature, Predator, Survivor, Widowed, Wildnis, Wolf, Überlebenswille

Genres

Adventure, action film, adventure film, drama film, survival film, thriller film
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