Time of the Wolf

An uncommonly realistic variation on the apocalyptic movie, this is set somewhere in Europe in the near future, and traces a family's attempts to survive in a countryside deprived (for reasons wisely left unclear) of electricity and clean water. As a woman (Isabelle Huppert) and her two kids go in search of safety and food, Haneke offers a remarkably persuasive, visually stunning and finally very moving account of a world where 'civilisation' is all too fragile.