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Saturday, June 19, 2004
"A window into a different way of life" "...and the universal terrain of the heart." That is how the press materials describe The Story of the Weeping Camel, a movie by THINKFilms in association with National Geographic World Films.
An enchanting story uniquely comprised of equal parts reality, drama, and magic, The Story of the Weeping Camel follows the adventures of a family of herders in Mongolia’s Gobi desert who face a crisis when a mother camel rejects her newborn calf after a particularly difficult birth. Without its mother’s milk, the little camel will not survive so, in accordance with an ancient ritual, a musician is summoned from a far-off village to perform a ceremony that is meant to coax the mother into nursing her baby.
...Set in contemporary Mongolia, the film explores the interwoven destinies of a family of herders and the animals they raise in their desert home, specifically a vulnerable baby camel who cries for the attentions of his mother.
Phil and I are thinking of going to see it tomorrow at a small art theater here. Watch the trailer and see if you don't think of seeing it too. Of course, the entire film is in Mongolian which may make it a better rental than theater picture. Stay tuned.
