When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep explained

When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep
Native Name:	Child: yes Hide: no Header: none C: 南方小羊牧場 P: Nán Fāng Xiǎo Yáng Mù Chǎng
Director:	Hou Chi-jan
Producer:	Aileen Li
Starring:	Kai Ko Jian Man-shu
Music:	Owen Wang
Cinematography:	Patrick Chou
Editing:	Chiang Yi-ning Shieh Meng-ju
Studio:	Strawberry Time Films Film Magic Pictures
Distributor:	Atom Cinema
Runtime:	85 minutes
Country:	Taiwan
Language:	Mandarin
Gross:	NT$10 million (Taiwan)^[1] (international)^[2]

When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep (also known as When Wolf Falls in Love with Sheep) is a 2012 Taiwanese romantic fantasy film directed by Hou Chi-jan and starring Kai Ko and Jian Man-shu.^[3]

Premise

At the Nanyang Street neighborhood in Zhongzheng District where there are many cram schools, a young man works at a copy shop making copies for test papers, with hopes of encountering his girlfriend who had broken up with him via a post-it note. One day, he notices drawings of a sheep on a piece of test paper he's printing and he sets out to find the illustrator by drawing a wolf cartoon that dialogues with the sheep in response.

Cast

• Kai Ko as Tung / Wolf
• Jian Man-shu as Hsiao Yang
• Kuo Shu-yao as Tsui Pao-pao
• Tsai Chen-nan as Photocopy shop boss
• Lin Ching-tai as Noodle stall owner / Priest
• Dennis Nieh as Cram school boss
• Lu Ting-wei as Fried Rice Man
• Nikki Hsieh as Tsai Yi-ying, Tung's ex-girlfriend
• Bryan Chang as Chiang Shuo-tao, Hsiao Yang's ex-boyfriend
• Peggy Tseng as Fried Rice Man's ex-girlfriend
• Fan Hsiao-fan as Hsiao Yang's mother
• Wu Pi-lien as Auntie Sticky Rice
• Kao Yi-ling as Chih
• Chuang Ching-shen as Locker renter guard
• Lai Pei-ying as Locker renter hairdresser
• Chou Min-fu as Enrolling student

Soundtrack

When a Wolf Falls in Love With a Sheep (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	Various Artists
Border:	yes
Released:	November 9, 2012
Genre:	Film soundtrack
Length:	35:00
Label:	AsiaMuse Entertainment

Awards and nominations

Award ceremony	Category	Recipients	Result
7th Asian Film Awards	Best Newcomer	Jian Man-shu
	Best Visual Effects	Chas Chau, Lewis Chan, Benson Poon, Johnny Lin, Shaun Su
Asian Film Festival, Reggio Emilia^[4]	Most Original Film	When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep
2013 Fantasia International Film Festival^[5]	Best Director	Hou Chi-jan
50th Golden Horse Awards	Best Visual Effects	Chas Chau, Lewis Chan, Benson Poon, Johnny Lin, Shaun Su
	Best Art Direction	Penny Tsai
15th Taipei Film Awards	Best Technical Achievements	When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep
2013 Heartland Film Festival	Crystal Heart Prize	When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep

Notes and References

1. Web site: 淪為臨演？ 陳柏霖新片Kuso偶像劇│Tvbs新聞網. 2017-07-08. 2021-12-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20211225074258/https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/38645. live.
2. Web site: When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo . 2020-02-19 . 2015-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221920/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=whenawolf.htm . dead .
3. Web site: Film Review: 'When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep'. 27 July 2013. 15 December 2017. 13 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170713123703/http://variety.com/2013/film/global/film-review-when-a-wolf-falls-in-love-with-a-sheep-1200568915/. live.
4. Web site: Asian film festival, vince "All apologies". 12 April 2013.
5. Web site: 台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. 2017-07-08. 2023-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20231020190827/http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/fpp/about/completed/detail/40?r=en. live.