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MPAA RATING: Not Rated
Starring Babbayar Batchuluun, Nansal Batchuluun, Nansalmaa Batchuluun, Buyandulam Daramdadi, and Batchuluun Urjindorj
A Mongolian nomad family find themselves in disagreement when the oldest daughter, Nansal, finds a dog and brings it home. Believing that it is responsible for attacking his sheep, her father refuses to allow her to keep it. When it's time for the family to move on, Nansal must decide whether to defy her father and take her new friend with them. Oscar-nominated director Byambasuren’s follow up to the hugely successful "The Story of the Weeping Camel" is a thought provoking mix of documentary and drama that tells the story of the age-old bond between man and dog, a bond which experiences a new twist through the eternal cycle of reincarnation in Mongolia. (Tartan Films)
| GENRE(S): | Drama | Foreign |
| WRITTEN BY: | Byambasuren Davaa |
| DIRECTED BY: | Byambasuren Davaa |
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DVD: February 13, 2007 Theatrical: November 10, 2006 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 93 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | Mongolia / Germany |
| LANGUAGE(S): | Mongolian (with English subtitles) |
Original title "Die Höhle des Gelben Hundes"
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The average user rating for this movie is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
[Anonymous] gave it a7:
Fascinating glimpses of a way of life little known to most of us. Nicely made film, lovely cinematography, but the storyline is too meager even for minimalist tastes.
Grant C. gave it an8:
A beautiful meditation on unhurried nomadic lives. Seeing the day to day existence of the family is more fascinating than the story of the dog, which feels slightly uncomfortably grafted onto the film's straightforward ethnography. I was moved and involved with the whole thing, though, and the film contains many striking and memorable images. A rare film in which you feel your time has been rewarded.
Steven S. gave it a7:
Very simplistic story about a family whose eldest daughter finds a dog her father doesn't want her to keep. I would say well-acted, but I think the family essentially just played themselve ... almost more of a snapshot into what life is like on the Mongolian steppes with a simple story attached to make it "interesting". I'm not sure the story was a necessary addition.
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