The Story of the Weeping Camel
by Luigi Falorni, Byambasuren Davaa
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Actor: Amgaabazar Gonson, Chimed Ohin, Ikhbayar Amgaabazar, Janchiv Ayurzana, Zeveljamz NyamDirector: Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-25
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: New Line Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Story of the Weeping Camel
Movie Review: Tying up the poor camels is just why the camels "weep"
Summary: 1 Stars
I was so excited to see this film when it popped up on my amazon page,so I rented it.I had to take it off 40 minutes later. Seeing those camels constantly tied up to posts, with very little circumferance of movement was enough to make me "weep".One of the main camels in the movie, had a PIERCED snout,with a spear going through it!Gee, I think I have seen this before, with the Kalendar gypsies in India piercing spears through the snouts of bears, in order to force them (through painful pulling of the spears),to perform unnatural circus acts. The part where the young camel was protesting the placement of the handmade "muzzle" on his snout was more than I could bare.He was upset and freaking out!! That was a clear cut case of animal cruelty. Of course it is not as harsh as some film footage coming from Asia (i.e. cats, dogs, raccoons being hung upside down and skinned alive for their fur, dogs being forced to wear tin cans on their snouts,or 10 dogs squished together in a 4x6 cage)but nevertheless it is certainly not a film that gives a good example to children on treating animals with kindness,respect and dignity.
Summary of The Story of the Weeping Camel
This breathtaking blend of documentary and fiction filmmaking provides an unobtrusive glimpse into the relationships, rituals, and livelihood of a four-generation family of nomadic shepherds in the Gobi desert of South Mongolia. It is birthing season for the family's herd of camels and after several healthy foals are born, the last birth is difficult. With quiet perseverance, the family helps to deliver a rare white colt, which the mother camel quickly rejects and refuses to nurse. With growing concern for the colt's survival, the family decides to employ a nomadic singing ritual to coax the mother into nurturing her young. They send the two eldest sons on a journey to the nearest village to fetch a musician for the "hoos ritual." The story unfolds gently, sensitive to the rhythms of desert life while honoring its real-life actors. This modest yet magnificent film is the graduation project of film students Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni, extending beyond the tale of a camel and colt to explore the fragility and beauty of an ancient way of life. Rated PG for some mild thematic content. (Ages 8 and older) --Lynn GibsonAn exotic and beautiful tale The Story of the Weeping Camel follows the adventures of a family of camel herders in Mongolia's Gobi Desert as they face a crisis when their camel rejects her newborn calf after a difficult birth.Running Time: 87 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. UPC: 794043776823
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