Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal

Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal
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Directed by	Vladimir Nikolaev Mikhail Babenko
Written by	Anton Timofeev Vladimir Nikolaev Aleksey Tsitsilin Robert Lence Mikhail Babenko
Story by	Aleksey Tsitsilin Vladimir Nikolaev
Produced by	Yuri Moskvin Vladimir Nikolayev (director) Sergey Selyanov [ru]
Starring	Maxim Matveev (en) Elizaveta Boyarskaya Galina Korneva Anton Yuriev Alexey Sigaev Mikhail Belyakovich Nikita Prozorovsky [ru] Daniel Eldarov Mikhail Tikhonov English Graham Halstead Kate Bristol Melissa Hope Vanessa Gardner Billy Bob Thompson Major Attaway Tyler Bunch Oliver Wyman Jason Griffith
Music by	Benjamin Zecker
Production companies	Wizart Animation CTB Film Company
Distributed by	Nashe Kino International Pro Films Koch Media United States Vertical Entertainment
Release dates	24 January 2019 (2019-01-24) (Russia) 10 August 2020 (2020-08-10) (UK) 29 January 2021 (2021-01-29) (USA)
Running time	85 minutes[1]
Country	Russia
Languages	Russian English
Budget	₽350 million[2] ~$4.7 million
Box office	$3.5 million[3]

Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal (Russian: Волки и овцы: Ход свиньей, romanized: Volki i ovcy: Hod sviney, lit. 'Wolves and Sheep: A Pig's Move') is a 2019 Russian 3D animated fantasy-comedy film. The story is the sequel to original film Sheep and Wolves and contains the elements of the fairy tale The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids. Wizart Animation and CTB Film Company were joint animation production studios for the film that is produced by Sergey Selyanov, Yuri Moskvin, Vladimir Nikolaev and directed by Vladimir Nikolaev and Mikhail Babenko.

The original Russian version of the film features Maxim Matveev as the voice of Grey and also includes voice talents of Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Galina Korneva, Anton Yuriev, Alexey Sigaev, Mikhail Belyakovich, Nikita Prozorovsky [ru], Daniel Eldarov and Mikhail Tikhonov. The international versions stars Graham Halstead as Grey and also features Kate Bristol, Vanessa Gardner, Melissa Hope, Billy Bob Thompson, Major Attaway, Tyler Bunch, Oliver Wyman and Jason Griffith.

Grey, the peaceful wolf, leads a grassy utopia village where wolves and sheep live in harmony. Unexpected guests appear – an arctic vixen Simone and sheep girl Josie who are saved from the Black Wolves. The wolves appetite for the newcomers forces them to attack the village and demand Grey to extradite them. Instead of satiating their appetite, Grey raises the walls as pacifists are ready to protect against war marauders. Nashe Kino distributed the film in Russia at the premiere of 24 January 2019 followed by a global release. The movie released in the UK on 10 August 2020. The film opened in USA on 29 January 2021.^[4]

The movie was nominated for several awards, including the Pulcinella Award at Cartoons on the Bay in Italy and won the award for Best Storyline at the Catalina Film Festival. Like its predecessor, the film received negative reviews from critics outside of Russia, who felt that the film is "more of a carbon-copy" of the original.