The Story of the Weeping Camel
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Byambasuren Davaa
Janchiv Ayurzana
Chimed Ohin
Amgaabazar Gonson
Zeveljamz Nyam
Uuganbaatar Ikhbayar
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A family of nomadic shepherds in the Gobi Desert, South Mongolia, assist in 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 calf. Despite the efforts of the shepherds, the mother rejects the newborn, coldly refusing it the milk it needs to survive. In accordance with an ancient ritual, a musician is summoned from a distant village--the calf's last hope.
Cast
Janchiv Ayurzana
Chimed Ohin
Amgaabazar Gonson
Zeveljamz Nyam
Uuganbaatar Ikhbayar
Odgerel Ayusch
Enkhbulgan Ikhbayar
Guntbaatar Ikhbayar
Ikhbayar Amgaabazar
Munkhbayar Lhagvaa
Ariunjargal Adiya
Dogo Roljav
Chuluunzegzeg Gur
Crew
Byambasuren Davaa
Luigi Falorni
Luigi Falorni
Ansgar Frerich
Ansgar Frerich
Claudia Gladziejewski
Sebastian Grundt
Tatjana Jakob
Natalie Lambsdorff
Marc Meusinger
Anja Pohl
Marc Redinger
Jiska Rickels
Tobias Siebert
Tobias Siebert
Benigna Von Keyserlingk
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Documentary Feature
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
The first ever Mongolian entry for the foreign-language Oscar.
Winner of the 2004 award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement (Documentary) by the Directors Guild of America (DGA).
Winner of the Audience Choice Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, January 8-19, 2004.
Released in United States 2004
Released in United States January 2004
Released in United States January 2005
Released in United States June 11, 2004
Released in United States on Video January 25, 2005
Released in United States September 2003
Released in United States Summer June 4, 2004
Shown at New Directors/New Films series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 24 - April 4, 2004.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 6-17, 2005.
Shown at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, January 8-19, 2004.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 2003.
Released in United States 2004 (Shown at New Directors/New Films series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 24 - April 4, 2004.)
Released in United States January 2004 (Shown at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, January 8-19, 2004.)
Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 6-17, 2005.)
Released in United States on Video January 25, 2005
Released in United States Summer June 4, 2004 (NY)
Released in United States June 11, 2004 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States September 2003 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 2003.)
