COLOMBO – Three special screenings of Le Chant du Loup (The Wolf’s Call), the acclaimed French nuclear-submarine thriller, will take place in Colombo, Matara and Kandy later this month and in December, the Embassy of France announced.
The initiative comes in the wake of several major international developments in marine conservation, turning global attention toward protecting the world’s oceans.
In June this year, France, together with Costa Rica, hosted the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, gathering world leaders, scientists, and civil society to accelerate commitments to safeguard the oceans in line with Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14).
Sri Lanka too marked a significant milestone on September 16, 2025, when it ratified the High Seas Treaty, officially known as the BBNJ Agreement, a landmark global pact designed to protect marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction and ensure equitable sharing of marine genetic resources.
“It is with this spirit that the French Embassy has chosen to present Le Chant du Loup to Sri Lankan audiences,” the Embassy said in a statement, noting that the film offers a cinematic experience deeply connected to the ocean and its mysteries.
Blending hyperrealism, edge-of-your-seat tension, and moments of poetic stillness, Le Chant du Loup draws viewers into the high-stakes world of underwater warfare. The film was a major commercial and critical success in France, attracting more than 1.5 million viewers and winning a César Award in 2020.
The story follows Chanteraide, a submarine officer and expert in underwater acoustics, whose encounter with what is initially believed to be a wounded whale off the coast of Syria unravels into a far more ominous discovery.
Directed by Antonin Baudry, the 2019 film will be screened with English subtitles at three locations across Sri Lanka: PVR Colombo — Saturday, November 29, 2025, at 3:00 PM, Skylight Cinema, Matara — Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 5:00 PM and KCC Multiplex, Kandy — Friday, December 12, 2025
All screenings are free and open to the public, though the film is recommended for audiences aged 14 and above.
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