Cinematography aficionados will be enthralled. Unfortunately, Khadak also has a story to tell, and does so in very slow and baffling ways, especially in a second half chock-full of muddled, exhausting symbolism.
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11/16/07
Khadak (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 14
Fresh: 9
Rotten:5
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Theatrical Release:Oct 12, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: Bagi and his grandparents live a nomadic life herding sheep in the frozen hills of Mongolia. Their pristine world is disrupted when a military convoy arrives, letting Bagi's family and others know... [More]
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There's an eerie, magical quality to the political and symbolist fable embedded in Khadak, a visually beautiful film about disappearing nomadic culture on the harsh steppes of Mongolia.
11/02/07
It gorgeously recalls Fellini and Koyaanisqatsi and hauntingly pits ancient tradition against science, oppression and industrial rot.
10/18/07
Top CriticAn unusual film set in Mongolia which contrasts the spiritual vitalities of shamanism with the dehumanizing rigors of industrial capitalism.
10/13/07
Khadak is beautifully filmed and energetically acted, with standout performances by newcomer Tsetsegee Byamba as Zolzaya and Batzu Khayankhyarvaa as Bagi.
10/12/07
Top CriticEven when their picture wanders from any reasonable path, it's never less than stunning to look at.
10/12/07
Top CriticA highly imaginative film, beautifully scored and well-acted.
10/12/07
A marvelously acted, brave and absorbing film. Catch it whenever and wherever you can.
10/11/07
Top CriticKhadak makes the most of Mongolia's vast horizons and swallowing space, the grandeur of emptiness, together with precisely composed pictures, making the whole thing seem like one of Bagi's visions.
10/11/07
Top CriticA gorgeous panoply of natural wonders and far-flung mysticism, the Mongolian-made drama Khadak is a unique adventure.
10/10/07
The rebellion never achieves the mythopoeic visual potency it strives for; while passably adopting several familiar modes of art-house style... Khadak doesn't exhibit full, dynamic fluency in any of them.
10/09/07
Top CriticWith its emblematic characters and sometimes baffling, mystical storyline, pic ultimately remains emotionally distant.
09/23/06
Top CriticMore baffling than enlightening.
09/23/06
Top Critic...feels like a film school experiment gone horribly wrong.
09/13/06
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