Summaries

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.

Springtime in the Gobi Desert, South Mongolia. A family of nomadic shepherds assists the births of their camel herd. One of the camels has an excruciatingly difficult delivery but, with help from the family, out comes a rare white colt. Despite the efforts of the shepherds, the mother rejects the newborn, refusing it her milk and her motherly love. When any hope for the little one seems to have vanished, the nomads send their two young boys on a journey through the desert, to a a backwater town in search of a musician who is their only hope for saving the colt's life.—TNS

In the spring of the Gobi Desert, in South Mongolia, a nomadic family of shepherds has troubles when one camel has a tough two days delivery, immediately rejecting the offspring. The family unsuccessfully uses their best efforts trying to force the female to accept and feed the newborn. When there is no further hope of saving the animal, they send their two sons to bring a musician from the nearest town to perform a ritual and save the "baby camel".—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • old man
  • card game
  • game
  • windstorm
  • conch horn
Genres
  • Drama
  • Family
  • Documentary
Release date Jan 7, 2004
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin Germany Mongolia
Language Mongolian
Filming locations Aimak, Inner Mongolia, China
Production companies Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) FilmFernsehFonds Bayern Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF)

Box office

Gross US & Canada $1763052
Opening weekend US & Canada $21767
Gross worldwide $9328652

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 33m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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