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A sparse, hauntingly beautiful journey across continents and cultures.
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The movie is very beautiful and also very slow, mostly due to the relatively primitive setting. Jan 25, 2007 | Rating: B-
The movie is very beautiful and also very slow, mostly due to the relatively primitive setting.
Eleanor Ringel Cater
This is no heart-tugging family drama; rather it's a contemplative, compassionate portrait of a hardy people. Offered as a borderline documentary, it proceeds in long, uncluttered takes. Dec 15, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
This is no heart-tugging family drama; rather it's a contemplative, compassionate portrait of a hardy people. Offered as a borderline documentary, it proceeds in long, uncluttered takes.
Bruce Westbrook
A quiet gem, suitable for all ages. Dec 8, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
A quiet gem, suitable for all ages.
Moira MacDonald
This unassuming drama of a nomad family brims with small marvels. Dec 8, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
This unassuming drama of a nomad family brims with small marvels.
Bill Stamets
... a movie without commercial pizzazz but with plenty of art-film treasures. Dec 7, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/4
... a movie without commercial pizzazz but with plenty of art-film treasures.
Michael Wilmington
... despite the exotic locale and the photogenic moppets, that's not enough for a satisfying movie. Dec 7, 2006 | Full Review…
... despite the exotic locale and the photogenic moppets, that's not enough for a satisfying movie.
Andrea Gronvall
Unique, mild glimpse into nomadic Mongolian kids' lives. May 6, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Unique, mild glimpse into nomadic Mongolian kids' lives.
Common Sense Media Editors
a mournful elegy for the passing of an entire culture. Jun 15, 2007 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
a mournful elegy for the passing of an entire culture.
Anton Bitel
How wonderful it is to encounter a film like this, with its sweet simplicities and its quiet observations. Mar 7, 2007 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
How wonderful it is to encounter a film like this, with its sweet simplicities and its quiet observations.
David Cornelius
Damn me for an unreliable cynic, but The Cave of the Yellow Dog is a remarkable movie: touching, honest, and unassuming, without a hint of irony or false motive. Jan 4, 2007 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
Damn me for an unreliable cynic, but The Cave of the Yellow Dog is a remarkable movie: touching, honest, and unassuming, without a hint of irony or false motive.
Josh Rosenblatt
Add in a wisecracking sidekick with a Brooklyn accent, and the Mongolian drama "Cave of the Yellow Dog" could be remade as a Disney cartoon. Jan 4, 2007 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Add in a wisecracking sidekick with a Brooklyn accent, and the Mongolian drama "Cave of the Yellow Dog" could be remade as a Disney cartoon.
Phil Villarreal
Here, it's 'progress' the family rebels against. There's a sense their existence, which is unencumbered by PlayStations or balsamic vinegar, is endangered. That idea, like everything else in this low-key charmer, is expressed in simple terms. Dec 30, 2006 | Rating: 3/4
Here, it's 'progress' the family rebels against. There's a sense their existence, which is unencumbered by PlayStations or balsamic vinegar, is endangered. That idea, like everything else in this low-key charmer, is expressed in simple terms.
Chris Hewitt
Truly endearing, that's all I need to say.
Super Reviewer
Yes, this certainly is one beautifully done flilm. Yes, those children were unbelievably adorable. And yes, the scenery is magnificant. But...I almost fell asleep a few times. It is very. very slow moving and uneventful. The family seems so perfect, so free and untroubled in their Central Asian Eden that they seem like bit players in a propaganda piece with very little message. All of which is not to say it's a lousy movie. Just don't expect much grit or drama.
One summer in the life of a young Mongolian girl and her family. Director Byambasuren Davaa effectively accentuates the drama of daily routine, giving the entire film a National Geographic aura.
To enjoy this movie, you would have had to live outside the US for a period of time, most Americans couln't grasp it. A Foregin Film, all unknown actors, Children might enjoy it.
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