Örnjägarens son
Ørnejægerens søn
Directed by:
René Bo HansenCinematography:
Dixie SchmiedleCast:
Bazarbai Matei, Serikbai Khulan, Mardan Matyei, Asilbek Badelkhan, Bejei Kulimkhan, Almaguli MatyeiPlots(1)
Twelve-year-old nomad Bazarbai lives in the Altai mountains on the border between Mongolia and Kazakhstan. He is reluctant to follow the family line of highly-skilled eagle handlers and dreams of living in Ulan Bator, a large city that he associates with wealth and glamour. When his brother is given the opportunity to move to the city, Bazarbai's sense of abandonment is rewarded by a trip to a renowned Eagle Festival. The disappearance of his father's prized eagle kick-starts a chain of events that lead to a journey of initial temptation and then self-discovery for our young hero. As he pursues the prized eagle, he is forced to confront his position in life and learn the value of loyalty, tradition and heritage. (Accent Film Entertainment)
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The first half, set in the remote reaches of Mongolia, is wonderfully atmospheric, but unfortunately, once the boy embarks on a Pinocchio-like journey of experience towards civilisation, the quality quickly declines towards the art-house agitprop of the "cobbler, stick to your last" theme seen hundreds of times before.
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