Wolf and Sheep is a 2016 Danish-Afghan drama film directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival[1][2] where it won the Art Cinema Award.[3] It is the first installment in a planned pentalogy based on the unpublished diaries of Anwar Hashimi.[4] Its sequel, The Orphanage, came out in 2019.[5]

Wolf and Sheep
Film poster
Directed byShahrbanoo Sadat
Written byShahrbanoo Sadat
Produced byKatja Adomeit
StarringSediqa Rasuli]]
Qodratollah Qadiri
Edited byAlexandra Strauss
Production
company
Adomeit Film ApS
Release date
  • 16 May 2016 (2016-05-16) (Cannes)
Running time
86 minutes
CountriesDenmark
Afghanistan
LanguageDari

Reception edit

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Wolf and Sheep has an approval rating of 100% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 8.50/10.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Fortnight 2016: The 48th Directors' Fortnight Selection". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (19 April 2016). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight 2016 Lineup – Laura Poitras' 'Risk', Pablo Larrain's 'Neruda', Paul Schrader's 'Dog Eat Dog'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ Patrick Frater (20 May 2016). "Cannes: 'Wolf & Sheep' Rounds up Directors' Fortnight Prize". Variety.
  4. ^ Jan Lumholdt (18 May 2019). "Review: The Orphanage". Cineuropa. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ Sarah Ward (18 May 2019). "'The Orphanage': Cannes Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Wolves and Sheep". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

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