The plot involves a "fake news" military provocation in the Baltic Sea, reflecting contemporary anxieties about disinformation and rapid-escalation protocols.
Unlike traditional action films, the tension is built through sound. The "Golden Ear" role highlights the invisible, auditory chess match of submarine navigation according to The Guardian. The Wolf’s Call (2019)
Directed by Antonin Baudry, the film follows Chanteraide, a young "Golden Ear"—a sonar analyst with an extraordinary ability to identify any sound in the ocean depths. While aboard a French nuclear submarine, he makes a critical misidentification of a mysterious sound (the "Wolf's Call") that sets off a chain of events pushing France toward a nuclear confrontation. The plot involves a "fake news" military provocation