Filmmakers Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni follow an extended family of camel herders in Mongolia. (Learn more)
Starring: Janchiv Ayurzana, Chimed Ohin, Amgaabazar Gonson (View All)
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Starring: Janchiv Ayurzana, Chimed Ohin, Amgaabazar Gonson
A nomadic family in Mongolia's Gobi desert faces a problem when a white camel colt is born in a difficult delivery and the mother rejects it. Repeated efforts by the extended family to get the mother to nurse the colt fail. The colt stands alone and cries for its mother. The family worries that the colt will not survive. Finally, Dude (Enkhbulgan Ikhbayar), the older boy, is sent to a nearby town to find a musician who can perform a "Hoos" ceremony. Little Ugna (Uuganbaatar Ikhbayar) begs to go along. The two boys travel for miles across the desert, stopping at a neighbor's yert, where Ugna is delighted by his first encounter with television. They travel on to the village, and then return home with word that a musician is on the way. A musical ceremony is performed in an effort to get the mother camel to accept her colt. The Story of the Weeping Camel is a blend of documentary footage and narrative. Filmmakers Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa cast a real nomad family of herders and shot many of the events in the film as they occurred. The Story of the Weeping Camel was selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art for inclusion in the 2004 edition of New Directors/New Films. It also won the 2003 European Film Award for Best Documentary. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
6/4/04
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for mild thematic content
Running Time
93 mins.
Locations
- Mongolia
Language
- German
Box Office Total
$1,742,832
Awards
- Winner of the Best Documentary (Runner-up) award at the 2004 National Society of Film Critics [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Documentary award at the 2004 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Winner of the Grand Jury Prize award at the 2004 Miami International Film Festival [Fes Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Documentary award at the 2004 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Documentary Feature award at the 2004 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
Distributor
- National Geographic Films
- National Geographic World FIlms
- New Line Home Entertainment
- ThinkFilm
