Wolf Totem
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2/19/2015Runtime
116 minsOverview
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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ChineseBudget
$38,000,000Revenue
$123,205,624Homepage
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A sweeping historical drama that uses wolves and the Mongolian steppe as both setting and metaphor for the clash between tradition and progress. It's a meditation on belonging and wildness that builds toward moments of genuine grandeur.
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