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  • Summary: Set in the frozen steppes of Mongolia, Khadak tells the epic story of Bagi, a young nomad confronted with his destiny to become a shaman. A plague strikes the animals, and the nomads are forcibly relocated to desolate mining towns. Bagi saves the life of a beautiful coal thief, Zolzaya, and together they reveal that the plague was a lie fabricated to eradicate nomadism. A sublime revolution ensues. (Bo Films)… Expand

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  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Sid Smith
    75
    It's slow--make that very slow--and the final half hour or so is mystifying and tedious. But it gorgeously recalls Fellini and "Koyaanisqatsi" and hauntingly pits ancient tradition against science, oppression and industrial rot.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    50
    A trippy spectacle. It boldly tries to find visuals to describe complex metaphysical and political concepts. But the results often suggest aestheticized eye candy, along the lines of Ken Russell's "Altered States" or Godfrey Reggio's "Koyaanisqatsi" and its sequels.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    50
    An ambitious attempt at cinematic poetry, and how much they have succeeded depends on how well you can sort out its surrealistic meanings.

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