Underplayed Gems

Sheep and Wolves (2016)

Sheep and Wolves poster
Original title
Волки и овцы: бе-е-е-зумное превращение
Directed by
Andrey Galat, Maksim Volkov
Genre
fantasy film, comedy film, children's film
Country
Russia
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 153 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A carefree wolf who enjoys hunting sheep is magically turned into a sheep himself. He must navigate life as his former prey.

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What happens

Sheep and Wolves (Russian: Волки и овцы: бе-е-е-зумное превращение, romanized: Volki i ovtsy. Be-e-e-zumnoe prevrashchenie, lit. 'Wolves and Sheep: Cra-a-a-zy Transformation') is a 2016 Russian 3D animated fantasy comedy film, directed by Andrey Galat and Maxim Volkov. The original story, Wizart Animation's first conceived by co-director Volkov, contains elements of the fairy tale The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats and the concepts of a wolf in sheep's clothing. It is about a carefree wolf who likes to hunt sheep, but one day finds that he has been magically transformed into a sheep himself. The film stars the voices of Tom Felton and Ruby Rose. Although critical reactions were mostly positive in its native country, the film received generally negative reviews elsewhere, with the script, plot, characterizations and lore being heavily criticized; though the animation received some praise. It won the Golden Unicorn Award for best animation film, the Grand Prix from the Seoul Guro International Kids Films Festival and the Catalina Film Festival Crystal Trophy. Despite the film's poor reception and disappointing box office performance, a theatrical sequel titled Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal, was released in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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