THE CAVE OF THE YELLOW DOG
aka DIE HÖHLE DES GELBEN HUNDES

Year: 2005
USA: Tartan Films USA
UK: Tartan Films
Cast: Batchuluun Urjindorj, Buyandulam Daramdadi Batchuluun, Nansalmaa Batchuluun, Batbayer Batchuluun, Nansal Batchuluun
Director: Byambasuren Davaa
Countries: Mongolia / Germany
Language: Mongolian (English subtitles)
USA & UK: 93 mins
UK Certificate: U contains one scene of sheep skinning
USA Release Date: 10 November 2006 (Limited Release - New York)
UK Release Date: 30 June 2006


(in German)

Synopsis

A Mongolian nomad family find themselves in disagreement when the oldest daughter, Nansal, finds a dog and brings it home. However believing that it is responsible for attacking his sheep, her father refuses to allow her to keep it. When it's time for the family to move on, Nansal must decide whether to defy her father and take her new friend with them.

Oscar-nominated director Byambasuren's follow up to the hugely successful THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL is a thought provoking mix of documentary and drama that tells the story of the age-old bond between man and dog, a bond which experiences a new twist through the eternal cycle of reincarnation in Mongolia.

Winner Palm Dog - Cannes Film Festival 2005.