The Story of the Weeping Camel (Die geschichte vom weinenden kamel)
Directed by: Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi FalorniCast list: Janchiv Ayurzana, Chimed Ohin, Amgaabazar Gonson, Zeveljamz Nyam
Country: Germany, Mongolia
Year: 2004
Genres: Documentary /
Runtime: 104 min.
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It is 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 backwater town in search of a musician who is their only hope for saving the colt's life.
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Subjects: Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Natural Science / Social Science, Geography and History / Contemporary world / Economy / History /
Topics: natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / children, children’s rights / means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / ecology, environment, sustainability / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / animal world and pets / anthropology, ethnography / architecture and urban planning, painting, sculpture / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships /
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