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Wolf Totem
CHINA · 2015

Wolf Totem

Jean-Jacques Annaud
man vs nature cultural clash nomadic traditions environmental conflict coming of age
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Synopsis

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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