The Story of the Weeping Camel - Coming to Theaters Summer 2004
Presented by National Geographic World Films and THINKFilm. Available on DVD—Order Now!
Winner, Directors Guild Award for Best Documentary

Nominee, Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

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National Geographic World Films—movies without borders—is an initiative of National Geographic Feature Films, created to showcase great movies from around the world. Offering entertaining, inspired stories of adventures, countries, peoples and traditions, National Geographic World Films reflects the Society's mission to bring films made by, and about, world cultures to a broader audience. In partnership with select film distribution companies, National Geographic World Films will co-release two or three movies in theaters each year. Based in Los Angeles, National Geographic World Films is proud to inaugurate this new initiative by collaborating with THINKFilm on The Story of the Weeping Camel.
The Story of the Weeping Camel is an enchanting film that follows the adventures of a family of herders in Mongolia's Gobi region who face a crisis when the mother camel unexpectedly rejects her newborn calf after a particularly difficult birth. Uniquely composed of equal parts reality, drama, and magic, this film is a window into a different way of life and the universal terrain of the heart.
The arid Gobi region is harsh—but habitable.
The arid Gobi region is harsh—but habitable.		 Land of Steppe and Sky

Terrain: Land of Steppe and Sky

Climate: Blue Skies or "Zud"?

Animals: Wild Mongolia
Nomads of all ages dine on the meat and dairy products of their herds.
Nomads of all ages dine on the meat and dairy products of their herds.		 Living Traditions

History: Khans to Communism—and Beyond

Nomad Life: Surviving on the Steppe

Home Life: Ger, Sweet Ger

Religion: An "Ocean Of Wisdom" for a Landlocked People
Hardy Bactrian camels were domesticated some 3,500 years ago.
Hardy Bactrian camels were domesticated some 3,500 years ago.		 The Camels

Camel Culture: Mongolia's Trusted Ally

Camel Facts: Hitting the Ground Running
Mongolia Interactive Time Line
History of Mongolia Time Line		 Interactive Time Line

Experience thousands of years of Mongolian history in our interactive time line—photos, maps, and more >>
Zeveljamz Nyam, grandmother from The Story of the Weeping Camel
Zeveljamz Nyam, grandmother from The Story of the Weeping Camel		 Photo Galleries

Land of Steppe and Sky

Living Traditions

The Camels
Gobi, little girl, camel, and woman photographs by Juliane Gregor