China Synopsis
狼图腾
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.
The 2014–2016 China Window
143 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Wolf Totem sits at position #56.
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The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Wolf Totem premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 56m runtime, production spent $328K per minute on screen and earned $1.1M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #543 of 946 China films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Adventure productions specifically: #97 of 178 (top 54%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
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| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Mongolian |
| Production Companies | Edko Films, Loull Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | February 19, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt2909116 |