Guest guest Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Hi folks! I saw the movie "The Story of the Weeping Camel" yesterday at the Balboa theatre. I would like to recommend this movie. It's a semi-documentary type depiction of this village in Mongolia, where the villagers raise camels and goats and live in pretty rugged conditions. It's quite a beautiful look at the people and their lifestyle, and the plot centers around a mother camel who gives birth to a rare white colt, but then basically rejects the newborn, refusing to let him feed, etc. The villagers make various attempts to get the mother to accept her child, without much success, until finally they decide to try a unique ritual in this effort. It's not necessarily a "vegan movie", in that the villagers drink hot spiced goat milk (like chai I suppose), sheer wool off of one camel, etc, but it is very affectionate, respectful, and a sweet story, as well as a wonderful glimpse into this culture. Check it out if you get the chance. Jeff Vote for the stars of 's next ad campaign! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 It's playing one more time for $5 on Saturday 7/24 at 2.30 pm at Spangenberg Theatre (at Gunn High School), 780 Arastradero Road at Foothill Expressway, Palo Alto, 650 354-8263. Tanya At 12:28 PM -0800 7/23/04, Jeff wrote: >Hi folks! I saw the movie " The Story of the Weeping Camel " yesterday at >the Balboa theatre. I would like to recommend this movie. It's a >semi-documentary type depiction of this village in Mongolia, where the >villagers raise camels and goats and live in pretty rugged conditions. >It's quite a beautiful look at the people and their lifestyle, and >the plot centers around a mother camel who gives birth to a rare white >colt, but then basically rejects the newborn, refusing to let him feed, >etc. The villagers make various attempts to get the mother to accept her >child, without much success, until finally they decide to try a unique >ritual in this effort. It's not necessarily a " vegan movie " , in that the >villagers drink hot spiced goat milk (like chai I suppose), sheer wool off >of one camel, etc, but it is very affectionate, respectful, and a sweet >story, as well as a wonderful glimpse into this culture. Check it out if >you get the chance. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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