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Submitted by cinemascope on Fri, 2006-06-30 17:23. :: This Week's Films
Movie title:
The Cave Of The Yellow Dog
Starring:
Babbayar Batchuluun, Nansal Batchuluun, Nansalmaa Batchuluun, Buyandulam Daramdadi, Batchuluun Urjindorj
Directed by:
Byambasuren Davaa
Written by:
Byambasuren Davaa
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2006
Country:
Mongolia
Language:
Mongolian
Runtime:
93 minutes
Imdb:
Rating:
Synopsis
A Mongolian family live a nomadic life, settling for a few months at a time and raising goats and sheep. One of the family's young daughters finds a dog in a cave, and they form a strong bond. But the father of the household says the dog must go...
A Mongolian family live a nomadic life, settling for a few months at a time and raising goats and sheep. One of the family's young daughters finds a dog in a cave, and they form a strong bond. But the father of the household says the dog must go...
Review
A follow-up to surprise worldwide hit The Story Of The Weeping Camel, The Cave Of The Yellow Dog again offers a sort of cultural toursim, offering a surprisingly enthralling insight into the simple way of life of a young family of Mongolian nomads eking out their lives this time on the green velds of the Mongloian highlands, rather than the Gobi desrt of the first movie. Again, the story, such that it is, is slight, and the movie appears to have been made as a sort of guided documentary, with completely naturalistic events unfolding in a structured fashion. The cinematography of a land unfamiliar to most Western audiences is beautiful, and the performances are honest and sweet, with the youngest children enchanting to watch. A small gem of a movie that won't be seen by as many people as it should.
A follow-up to surprise worldwide hit The Story Of The Weeping Camel, The Cave Of The Yellow Dog again offers a sort of cultural toursim, offering a surprisingly enthralling insight into the simple way of life of a young family of Mongolian nomads eking out their lives this time on the green velds of the Mongloian highlands, rather than the Gobi desrt of the first movie. Again, the story, such that it is, is slight, and the movie appears to have been made as a sort of guided documentary, with completely naturalistic events unfolding in a structured fashion. The cinematography of a land unfamiliar to most Western audiences is beautiful, and the performances are honest and sweet, with the youngest children enchanting to watch. A small gem of a movie that won't be seen by as many people as it should.
