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The Story of the Weeping Camel
Documentary · 2004
When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed for a ritual to change her mind.
The sides of The Story of the Weeping Camel
- A nomad family in the Gobi desert
- A mother camel rejecting her newborn
- A musician called for an old ritual
The Story of the Weeping Camel is good for you if…
- you like the wide open Gobi and the animals that live in it.
- you like watching three generations share a yurt.
- you like being moved by a family trying everything to save a rejected colt.
The Story of the Weeping Camel is bad for you if…
- you need things to happen fast.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: motherhood · tradition · music
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