Released Date:
2007-02-21
Languages:
Mongolian
Countries:
Belgium, Germany, Netherlands
Runtime:
104 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.9 (681 Reviews)
Genres:
DramaPeter Brosens
Jessica Woodworth (screenplay)
Magical realism, epilepsy, and the steppes of Mongolia. A pilot dies. His son Bagi, who, like his father, has epilepsy, grows up on the steppes, herding sheep, subject to fits. A plague among the animals forces the family off their land to a city where Bagi gets a mining job. His seizures become more frequent and bring visions in this wasteland of strip mining, factories, and rubble. He falls in with a troupe of student performers after saving the life of one of their number. As the crisis of his people deepens - herders without flocks - Bagi uses the visions to seek direction. Can he save his people, and can he find love?
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