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- 2016
- G
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 27 m
- 2016
- G
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 27 m
Summary The Eagle Huntress follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries. [Sony Pictures Classics]
Directed By: Otto Bell
- 2016
- G
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 27 m
- 2016
- G
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 27 m
The Eagle Huntress
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Summary The Eagle Huntress follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries. [Sony Pictures Classics]
Directed By: Otto Bell
Where to Watch
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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81% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
72
81% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
19% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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The Eagle Huntress is all at once an inspiring story for children of all ages to believe that they can do anything, a reflection of the unfairness of gender roles and a rare and unique look at a remote part of the world.
Along with Aisholpan’s enduring spirit, The Eagle Huntress excels in portraying the beauty and respect the people here have for both the animals and environment.
User Score
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Based on 15 User Ratings
6.5
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.5
73% Positive
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20% Negative
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Even if Aisholpan’s training – which includes hoodwinking, responding to calls, dragging dead foxes and other hallmarks of falconry – is for the camera, it doesn’t make it any less extraordinary. Especially in this remarkable environment, captured in breathtakingly crisp digital video.
Does it matter that the trajectory of The Eagle Huntress feels scripted at times and the actions we witness are sometimes staged or even manipulated? Somewhat.
Aisholpan’s liberation is a harbinger of the growing pressure that the outside world exerts on a once isolated community.
More skilful docs get away with more ingenious cheats than this, which doggedly insists that Aisholpan is proving herself to everyone, and dangles proofs it doesn’t even need.
Visually, the results are quite often striking, and they are also sharply cut together. But there’s a nagging suspicion throughout that there’s been more preparation for especially the set-pieces than would normally be the case on a documentary.
Production Company
Kissaki Films,
Stacey Reiss Productions
Release Date Nov 2, 2016
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating G
Genres
Tagline Witness one girl's dream take flight
Website
http://www.theeaglehuntress.com/
Awards
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 3 Nominations
International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience SCHLiNGEL
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
