The first part of the Mongolia Trilogy was an avant-garde documentary that tries to paint a multidimensional picture of Mongolia. It starts off with an ancient fable and then moves on to little segments about different factions of the Mongolian population and then a long closing chapter called The Anthem. And the unique attempt does succeed, though a little too indulgent at tim...
A journey from the Swiss mountains to China.
Aging farmer Adrien is a quiet man from a mountain village in the Swiss Alps. He convinces his friends to accompany him on a train ride to Beijing by way of the Trans-Siberian Express. At the last minute, they are joined by the talkative Roger. Going through Berlin, Moscow, and Mongolia, Adrien's companions drop out until he is left ...
The films of Ulrike Ottinger (b. 1942) are shaped by a fascination with place, a topical and topographical curiosity that drives their wanderlust across locales both imagined and real, from the fantastically spectral Berlin of the early Freak Orlando and the nostalgia shrouded Viennese amusement park of Prater, to the vast, remote steppes of Central Asia explored in Taiga and t...
一千多年来人和鹰组成了常胜之师,他们友好相处在草原上协同作战。本文讲述了在蒙古西部阿尔泰山一年一度的金雕节前,猎鹰人是如何训练它和金雕的默契。在众多参赛选手中他们又是如何展现猎鹰的绝技。
Anda Union - From the Steppes to The City is a rare insight into a forgotten land on the furthest edges of China, home to more than 6 million Mongolians.
Anda Union, a ten strong group of young musicians, make a 10,000km journey through the grasslands of Inner Mongolia revealing the secret of the roots of their haunting and beautiful music.
An ordinary bank employee Taivanaa gets fired when he discovers executives in his company are engaged in illegal dealings. It is difficult for him to reveal the truth to his wife, who spends her days caring their sick daughter. One day Taivanaa’s daughter needs expensive medical surgery. Taivnaa’s mind fixates on the money in the bank he used to work.