“Society of the Snow”, directed by the Spanish J.A. Bayona, has quickly become a phenomenon on Netflix since its premiere on Jan. 4. According to a report by NBC News, in just 11 days, the film reached the impressive mark of 51 million views, consolidating itself as the second biggest non-English language success in the history of the platform in terms of hours watched. That puts “Society of the Snow” among Netflix’s top 10 most popular non-English language films, at No. 10, and it is expected to reach even higher positions in the coming months.

The film garnered not only impressive numbers but also critical and public acclaim. In addition  to the 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film entered “the Netflix’s Top 10 in 93 countries including France, Germany, the U.K., Brazil, Mexico and the U.S”.

On the awards scene, the film was nominated for the UK BAFTA in the non-English language film category, as well as being shortlisted for the Oscars in categories such as best international feature film, makeup and hairstyling, original score and visual effects.

“The film won the Audience Award at September’s San Sebastian Film Festival, scoring the highest rating ever for the award. “Society" is also nominated for 13 Goya Awards, including best film, best director, best adapted screenplay and best new actor (Matías Recalt) and won 2 EFA Awards for best makeup & hairstyling and visual effects”.

The question now arises as to whether the film will be able to take home the top prize at the Oscars, as well as how a strong campaign for the awards could propel it to become the biggest non-English language hit of all time on Netflix.