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Wolf Totem

Wolf Totem

6,5 /10 (401 Votes)
2015 ZH 116 min

Overview

In 1969, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world.

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Release date

19/02/2015

Votes

401

Popularity

1.6

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

狼图腾

Language

ZH

Runtime

116 min

Budget

$38,000,000

Revenue

$123,205,624

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Reno

Reno

2016-07-24

⭐ 6

> When the man and the nature overlaps. A semi biographical adventure-drama from China directed by the French director known for 'Seven Years in Tibet'. He was chosen after many Chinese filmmakers refused to take the project, because of the dedication it required. The film highlighted the outcome of the two ethnic groups, Mongols and Hans overlapping with the mother nature. The film should have been one of the best in the line of 'Siberia Monamour', but there a few things that did not work in its favour. It was just like the 'Embrace of the Serpent', based on a person who went to a dista…

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