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Wolf Totem
2015
· Movie
· 116 min
C
MEANRANK
65/100
Every rating
52–72
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 52, highest is AlloCiné on 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Writers
- Alain Godard, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Jiang Rong, John Collee, Lu Wei
- Released
- 19 February 2015
- Country
- China, France
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Budget
- $38.0M
- Box office
- $123.2M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 22 →11 wins from 22 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Beijing College Student Film Festival 2015 | Best Film | Wolf Totem | Nominee |
| Beijing College Student Film Festival 2015 | Best Director | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Winner |
| Beijing International Film Festival 2015 | Best Picture | Wolf Totem | Nominee |
| Beijing International Film Festival 2015 | Best Director | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Winner |
| Beijing International Film Festival 2015 | Best Visual Effects | Christian Rajaud and Jianquan Guo | Winner |
| Camerimage 2015 | Main Competition (Golden Frog) | Jean-Marie Dreujou | Nominee |
| Camerimage 2015 | Best 3D Film | Jean-Marie Dreujou | Nominee |
| China Film Director's Guild Awards 2015 | Best Screenplay | Wei Lu | Nominee |
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Macau International Movie Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography | Jean-Marie Dreujou | Winner |
| Best Director | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Winner |
| Best Picture | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Winner |
Beijing International Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Christian Rajaud and Jianquan Guo | Winner |
| Best Picture | Wolf Totem | Nominee |
Golden Rooster Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Art Director | Rongzhe Quan | Winner |
| Best Picture | Wolf Totem | Winner |
| Best Sound | Gang Wang | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Award
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Score for a Drama Film | James Horner | Winner |
| Film Music Composition of the Year | James Horner | Nominee |
| Film Score of the Year | James Horner | Nominee |
Beijing College Student Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Winner |
| Best Film | Wolf Totem | Nominee |
Hundred Flowers Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Feng Shaofeng | Winner |
Shanghai Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film of Merit | Wolf Totem | Winner |
Camerimage
2 nominations
| Best 3D Film | Jean-Marie Dreujou | Nominee |
| Main Competition (Golden Frog) | Jean-Marie Dreujou | Nominee |
China Film Director's Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Wei Lu | Nominee |
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Christian Rajaud and Jianquan Guo | Nominee |
Hong Kong Film Award
1 nomination
| Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan | Wolf Totem | Nominee |
Saturn Award
1 nomination
| Best DVD or Blu-ray Release | Wolf Totem | Nominee |