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02/09/06
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The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 102
Fresh: 97
Rotten:5
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Consensus: Delightful and strangely moving.
Theatrical Release: 09-07-2004
Synopsis: Effortlessly blending drama, nature documentary, and ethnographic film, THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL weaves a magical tale about a nomadic Mongolian family who reunite a rejected baby camel with its mother. When a mother camel refuses... [More]
Director: Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni
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With its emphasis on harmony and its implied criticism of the decadence of consumerist society, this study of tradition is a rewarding experience.
07/09/04
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Top Critic It's a tale of two coexisting species, camels and humans, and it's surprisingly fascinating, funny and emotional.
03/16/04
This quirky docudrama speaks a more universal language: Who does not feel for a child abandoned by his mother?
09/26/06
Un relato extraordinario, revelador de la naturaleza humana (y animal), a medio camino entre el registro documental y el realismo poético.
06/13/06
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05/26/06
Beautiful and compassionate tale of nomadic peoples that ranks with the best of Robert Flaherty's documentaries.
01/07/06
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07/21/05
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Not a lot happens, but it's different and watchable (in a 'day in the life of a nomad... next on the Discovery Channel' sort of way).
02/11/05
As the film unspools at its slow, observational pace, the effect is almost therapeutic, like sinking into a warm bath.
02/07/05
As unique as the title animal: unrushed as a donkey, shaggy as a llama, sturdy as a horse — and, it turns out, with a sensitive soft spot for music. Who'd'a thunk?
01/21/05
It’s an awe-inspiring vacation that sends us back to our homes with a better sense of the world’s mysteries and magnificence.
12/31/04
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