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A rare and unexpected gem. The heart-warming story of a nomadic family of shepherds who call on a musical healer to reunite one of the herd with her new-born colt.
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The Story of the Weeping Camel is an enchanting film that follows the adventures of a family of herders in Mongolia's Gobi region who face a crisis when the mother camel unexpectedly rejects her newborn calf after a particularly difficult birth. Uniquely composed of equal parts reality, drama, and magic, this film is a window into a different way of life and the universal terrain of the heart.
Nominated for Academy Award in 2005.
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19 Jul 2008 5:12 AEST
From: Randwick
Anyone wanting to buy this
I could only find it on Amazon until yesterday, when I bought it from JB Hi Fi. It was $20.99, which I thought was reasonable. It includes an interview with Luigi Farloni, which was also very interesting.
15 Jun 2008 11:15 AEST
From: manly
The Weeping Camel
I missed the documentary. Is it possible to play it again?
11 Jun 2008 21:49 AEST
From: Castle Cove
The story of the weeping camel
What an absolutely beautiful and touching story/documentary. In such a bleak and seemingly inhospitable terrain, people cope and basic humanity shone through, expressed in this family by the love and respect shown by its members for each other, their animals and the enviroment. I was very much moved and insipred. I am interested to know how huch of the dialogue was spontaneous or scripted. Was "the weeping camel" a story or a doumentary?
11 Jun 2008 20:11 AEST
From: bowral
story of the weeping camel
please repeat this program in an earlier time slot so that the young can see it. It was a refreshing insight to the lives people live in Mongolia & I would love to watch it again. Is SBS releasing the DVD?
11 Jun 2008 18:57 AEST
From: Noosaville
Weeping camel mother.
I love this story, it brought a tear to my eye when the tears ran down the mother camel's face. What a wonderfully loving family .And the voice of the mother, was so charming, when she sang. Our nation of people have so much more. these people live simply . And are so happy and loving.Give me that any day. Please let us see more of these wonderfull 'Hot docs'.Thank you so much Annie
11 Jun 2008 11:39 AEST
From: Randwick
Animal Bonding and Music Ritual
Apparently the ritual is real and does actually work see: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50967-2004Jun17.html
11 Jun 2008 10:30 AEST
From: Bulleen
Great documentary
What was most striking was the gentleness of these people - evident in the way they treat each other and in the way they treat their livestock. The simplicity and contentment of their (obviously difficult) daily lives is very heartwarming to observe. A total counterpoint to our busy, material-filled western lives. Thank you for broadcasting quality material such as this.
11 Jun 2008 9:31 AEST
From: bondi
weeping camel on dvd
there is link on this page to national geographic - in the article above, they sell the dvd. great program sbs! thank you!
11 Jun 2008 9:19 AEST
From: Balmain
What a lovely film!
I found this film to be so lovely and so refreshing! The simple way of life and the delight of the young lad when he saw television was wonderful. More films like this would be great! I agree with Nick - can we see it again please SBS?!
11 Jun 2008 0:13 AEST
From: Randwick
Animal Bonding
Does anyone know if the musical ritual that brought the mother and baby camel together was actually true i.e would such a thing really work to help an animal bond with its young? - or was the whole rejection/acceptance scenario created? I tried to google about it to find out but couldn't find any answer.
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