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Wolf Totem

Play trailer 2:18 Poster for Wolf Totem PG-13 Released Sep 11, 2015 1h 58m Adventure Action Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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While staying with the nomadic herdsmen of Mongolia, a young Chinese student (Shaofeng Feng) develops a fascination with the wolves that roam the plains.
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As a visual experience, Wolf Totem boasts thrills that compensate for the significant narrative sacrifices made in bringing Jiang Rong's novel to the screen.

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Katie Walsh Tribune News Service The greatest aspect of "Wolf Totem" is the gorgeous, sweeping cinematography that captures the landscape in breathtaking aerial shots and crystal-clear color. The story has its touching moments but dissolves into disjointed melodrama. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 14, 2015 Full Review John Semley Globe and Mail Something ends up lost in translation. Its aspirations of looking and feeling recognizable end up uncomfortable and embarrassing. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 11, 2015 Full Review Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times There's no denying the beauty of the film's imagery, violent and tender, or the emotional power of the final moment in the boy-and-his-dog love story. Sep 10, 2015 Full Review Uri Klein Haaretz This attempt to say something about the struggle between humans and wild animals is too bombastic and unfeeling. Jan 10, 2018 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Warns us that an old-fashioned way of life is passing to an encroaching civilization. Rated: B- Jan 24, 2017 Full Review Theresa Smith Independent Online (South Africa) While visually stunning, this Chinese French collaboration is melodramatic and narratively disjointed. It is a man-and-his-dog story meets outsider-learning-to-appreciate-a-new culture story, just set in a place unfamiliar to Western audiences. Rated: 3/5 Mar 2, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sandra W I couldn't take my eyes away, even though some scenes were so hard. Fascinating. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/10/24 Full Review Audience Member Not your average stoner flick. A true crime story with relatable characters and good pacing. I felt engaged the whole time, with the only apparent shortcoming being the acting, which isn't that bad really. If you like grass, you will probably find this interesting on more than one level. I would recommend it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This is the great movie and must watch and I love the direction Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member While the story and the actors are doing a good job of keeping us enthralled to the screen for almost 2 hours, there's no denying that it is the scenery that is the true star of this movie. It's dazzlingly serene and vastly empty, which is something we should cherish deeply where ever we may still find it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member A movie worth watching, visually enchanting, fantastic photography, true story although the adaptation from the book obviously had to leave something out. Incredible training of 35 wolves that took 4 years...for this reason alone the movie is worth 5 stars. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member 7.0/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2PG Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis While staying with the nomadic herdsmen of Mongolia, a young Chinese student (Shaofeng Feng) develops a fascination with the wolves that roam the plains.
Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Screenwriter
Jean-Jacques Annaud, Alain Godard, Lu Wei, John Collee
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Reperage, China Film Co-Production Corporation
Rating
PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Sexuality|Violence Involving Animals)
Genre
Adventure, Action, Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 11, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 15, 2015
Runtime
1h 58m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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