Synopsis
Venturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda bear and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.
The 2015–2017 China Window
Born in China holds position #37 of 191 China films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Born in China premiered alongside 61 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other China films in 2016.
The 455th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
150 audience reviews — more than 81% of China films in our index.
Review volume (81th percentile) outruns trending popularity (55th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #242 of 946 China films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Documentary productions specifically: #27 of 52 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Spanish, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Disneynature, Chuan Films |
| Runtime | 1h 16m |
| Release Date | August 12, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4629266 |
| Official Site | nature.disney.com |







