Davaa and Falorni immerse the viewer in their chosen world. Their patient, observational approach pays dividends, allowing us to appreciate the resilience, cheerfulness and resourcefulness of the nomads.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 18, 2019

a charmer

| Original Score: B | May 14, 2012

Exudes a subtle spiritual power.

| Original Score: B+ | Nov 13, 2006

This quirky docudrama speaks a more universal language: Who does not feel for a child abandoned by his mother?

| Original Score: 4/4 | Sep 26, 2006

Un relato extraordinario, revelador de la naturaleza humana (y animal), a medio camino entre el registro documental y el realismo poético.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jun 13, 2006

Beautiful and compassionate tale of nomadic peoples that ranks with the best of Robert Flaherty's documentaries.

| Jan 7, 2006

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Simple yet charming.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 6, 2005

Not a lot happens, but it's different and watchable (in a 'day in the life of a nomad... next on the Discovery Channel' sort of way).

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Feb 11, 2005

As the film unspools at its slow, observational pace, the effect is almost therapeutic, like sinking into a warm bath.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 7, 2005

As unique as the title animal: unrushed as a donkey, shaggy as a llama, sturdy as a horse — and, it turns out, with a sensitive soft spot for music. Who'd'a thunk?

| Original Score: A- | Jan 21, 2005

Mystical documentary; one of the year's 10 best

Full Review | Jan 5, 2005

It's an awe-inspiring vacation that sends us back to our homes with a better sense of the world's mysteries and magnificence.

| Original Score: A | Dec 31, 2004

Maravilhosamente fotografado, este documentário de formato atípico emociona graças à vida simples de seus protagonistas e ao drama de um pequeno camelo branco. Surpreendente.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 7, 2004

a quiet, generally absorbing tale that immerses its viewers in a community of camel herders and goat farmers that still puts great stock in ancient legends and rituals.

| Dec 3, 2004

Like Flaherty's work, the film traverses a narrow line between dramatic staging and the observation of real life in a way that...reveals a unique cultural identity.

| Dec 1, 2004

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Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Nov 14, 2004

A beautiful little film that hovers somewhere between eye-popping documentary and warm-hearted fable.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Oct 15, 2004

It's hard to find anything negative to say about such a sweet picture without feeling like a horse's ***.

| Original Score: B | Sep 4, 2004

The film's success rests largely on the shoulders of this engaging clan who, unlike most reality television stars, pays no attention to the cameras.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 30, 2004