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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.

DIRECTORS
  • Byambasuren Davaa
  • Luigi Falorni
WRITERS
STUDIOS
  • Hochschule Für Fernsehen Und Film München (HFF)
  • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
  • FilmFernsehFonds Bayern
WEBSITE
WWW.NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM/WEEPINGCAMEL/
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.

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IMDB Score
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score
94%