The Yellow Dog's Den
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Yellow Dog's Den |
| Original title | Шар нохойн там |
| Country of production |
Germany Mongolia |
| original language | Mongolian |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK without |
| Rod | |
| Director | Byambasuren Davaa |
| script | Byambasuren Davaa |
| production | Stephan Schesch |
| music | Dagvan Ganpurev , Börte |
| camera | Daniel Schönauer |
| cut | Sarah Clara Weber |
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The Yellow Dog's Den ( Mongolian Шар нохойн там) is a documentary feature film from 2005 . Directed by Mongolian Byambasuren Davaa , who celebrated great success with her previous film The Story of the Weeping Camel in 2003.
action
In the green expanse of Mongolia, a family of five leads a tradition-conscious life far away from civilization. She lives from sheep breeding and in harmony with nature. About six-year-old Nansaa, the eldest daughter of the family, finds a dog while searching for dung, which she calls "Zochor" and takes home with her. Her father wants her to abandon the dog again. He fears that the wolves living in the area might smell the dog's trail and destroy the family's herd. But Nansaa wants to keep him at all costs. One day she loses the dog while shepherding the sheep and meets an old nomad woman who tells her the story of the yellow dog's den: a young girl fell ill and the old people blamed the girl's dog for the disease and the parents put him down Dog out. The girl recovered because the dog had prevented her from meeting her great love. In autumn, the family packs the yurt and their belongings to move to their winter quarters. In doing so, she loses the little boy. The father returns to look for the boy. There he sees the toddler being threatened by a group of vultures. The dog "Zochor" appears and defends the boy. The father takes his son in his arms and takes Zochor, who has earned his place in the family, with him.
Type of representation
The director Byambasuren Davaa takes the audience into a strange world and grants deep insights into the Mongolian faith and into the everyday life of a traditional Mongolian nomad family. The family plays itself in the film, which creates a great deal of authenticity.
backgrounds
The film was produced for 600,000 euros.
The film premiered on May 12, 2005 at the Cannes International Film Festival and was released in German cinemas on July 28, 2005. Overall, the film had an audience of 234,914 in German cinemas.
Reviews
- Film-Dienst: "Documentary feature film that wins you over with a beguiling mixture of contemplative landscape shots, unobtrusive everyday observations and a simple but emotionally compelling storyline."
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung : "You can hardly escape the charm of the film."
Awards
The film was the 2006 Mongolian Oscar entry for the category Best Foreign Language Film , but it was neither nominated nor awarded. At the 2006 German Film Award ceremony , he received the award for best children's and youth film .
He won the SIGNIS prize at the San Sebastián International Film Festival . The film won a Prix du Public at the Black Movie Festival de films des autres mondes in Belgium and at the Geneva Film Festival . At the 21st Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata he was awarded in the category Best Director . The film received the award for Best Feature-length at the Mountain Film at the Banff Mountain Film Festival . At the 2005 Cannes Film Festival , the film won the Dog Award for best representation of a dog in a film. At the Hamptons International Film Festival , The Yellow Dog's Den was recognized in the categories of Best Cinematography , Best Feature Film, and Best Score . At the Bratislava International Film Festival 2005 the film won the Grand Prix for best film. At the Munich Film Festival 2005 he won the audience award . In 2005, Byambasuren Davaa also received the German Film Award in the Director's category.