The story of the weeping Camel Synopsis
It is springtime and a family of nomadic shepherds in the Gobi Desert, South Mongolia, assists in the birth of their camel herd. One of the camels has an excruciatingly difficult delivery but, with help from the family, a rare white calf is born. Despite the efforts of the shepherds, the mother rejects the newborn, coldly refusing it the milk it needs to survive. In accordance with an ancient ritual, a musician is summoned from a distant village – the calf’s last hope. “If Oscar ever invents a category for Best Performance by an Animal, Ingen Temee and baby Botok should be its first recipients.” VARIETY 2003. “Neither strictly a drama nor a documentary, the film goes beyond
traditional ethnographical showpiece: its lyrical insight into the basic
family ties and co-dependence of parents and children – both among
humans and, yes, camels - lend it a magically heartwarming appeal which
could easily make it a surprise box office success within the specialised
crowd.” |
DETAILS  Director: Byambasuren Davaa Luigi Falorni Production Year: 2004 Genre: Documetary Length: 87 min Language: Mongolian |
