Wolf Totem

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Wolf Totem

PG-13

2015

1h 58m

Adventure

Action

Drama

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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

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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

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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

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Uri Klein

Haaretz

This attempt to say something about the struggle between humans and wild animals is too bombastic and unfeeling.

Jan 10, 2018

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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

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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

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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 58 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Disturbing Images, Brief Sexuality and Violence Involving Animals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed all over China and dubbed and subtitled on the Pacific coast of the United States of America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/30/25

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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

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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

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Audience Member

This is the great movie and must watch and I love the direction

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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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

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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

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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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