The time preceding the apocalypse is known in Germanic mythology as the time of the wolves. Fleeing a disaster, a middle-class family travel to their countryside holiday home, believing themselves to be escaping the consequences of the general state of chaos, but they find it occupied by strangers.

The most divisive film from one of the most divisive filmmakers, Time of the Wolf expands Michael Haneke’s reach into post-apocalyptic territory for a sci-fi-tinged drama as tense and provocative as anything he’s done. Starring the Austrian auteur’s frequent collaborator Isabelle Huppert.