The Story of the Weeping Camel

A nomadic family in Mongolia’s Gobi desert faces a problem when a white camel colt is born in a difficult delivery and the mother rejects it. Repeated efforts by the extended family to get the mother to nurse the colt fail. The colt stands alone and cries for its mother. The family worries that the colt will not survive. Finally, the older boy is sent to a nearby town to find a musician who can perform a special ceremony to re-unite mother and colt. Nominated in 2005 for an Oscar in the category “documentary”.

Flagey, Cinematek