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The Story of the Weeping Camel

2004 · 91 min

A quiet, patient immersion into nomadic life, building to a deeply moving ritual that feels almost magical.

Genres
Documentary, Drama
Overview
When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed for a ritual to change her mind.
How it feels
Warm, earnest and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Family, survival, trauma, healing
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
documentary, drama
Directed by
Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni
Written by
Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni
Starring
Janchiv Ayurzana, Chimed Ohin, Amgaabazar Gonson, Zeveljamz Nyam, Ikhbayar Amgaabazar, Odgerel Ayusch, Enkhbulgan Ikhbayar, Uuganbaatar Ikhbayar
Cinematography
Luigi Falorni, Sebastian Grundt
Runtime
91 min
Country
Mongolia, Germany
Languages
Mongolian

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