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The Eagle Huntress
Documentary · 2016
Follow Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rise to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been typically been handed down from father to son for centuries.
The sides of The Eagle Huntress
- A 13-year-old Kazakh girl training a golden eagle
- Mountains and snow in western Mongolia
- A father teaching his daughter an old tradition
The Eagle Huntress is good for you if…
- you like wide Mongolian landscapes and a wild eagle on a girl's arm.
- you want a true story to watch with children.
- you like a girl proving herself in a tradition passed from father to son.
The Eagle Huntress is bad for you if…
- you want real danger and suspense, not a warm triumph.
About: tradition · girlhood · fathers and daughters
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