Animal World

2018 2h 5m ZH

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 271

ActionAdventureThrillerScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Backed into a corner by mounting debts, a youth agrees to submit himself to a high stakes game of chance in international waters aboard a disused warship.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Li Yifeng
Zheng Kaisi
Michael Douglas
Anderson
Zhou Dongyu
Liu Qing
Cao Bingkun
Li Jun
Wang Ge
Meng Xiaopang
Su Ke
Zhang Jingkun
Wu Yanshu
Old Lady
Yao Anlian
Old Man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Han Yan
Writers: Han Yan
Languages: Mandarin, English, Thai
Countries: China

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $70M — a 559.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, English, Thai.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Han Yan, shot by Max Da-Yung Wang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Original score by Chen Xueran. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hongchao Yu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Li Yifeng and Michael Douglas and Zhou Dongyu carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Han Yan directs. Max Da-Yung Wang behind the camera. Chen Xueran scores. Hongchao Yu cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin, English, Thai.

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1Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $70M — a 559.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 8 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, English, Thai.
5Directed by Han Yan, shot by Max Da-Yung Wang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Chen Xueran. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Hongchao Yu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Li Yifeng and Michael Douglas and Zhou Dongyu carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt7946836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Max Da-Yung Wang
Original score: Chen Xueran
Editing: Hongchao Yu
VFX supervisor: Malte Sarnes
Runtime: 125 min · 2h 5m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $125,000
Box office: $69,885,700
Return: 55909% of budget
Original language: ZH
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Animal World (2018)

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Simon Foster2018-07-01
"Animal World is the Paper-Rock-and-Scissors wannabe-blockbuster that absolutely no one ever asked for..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2018/7/1/animal-world.html

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