Khadak (2006)

Directors:

Peter Brosens
Jessica Hope Woodworth

Writers:

Peter Brosens (writer)
Jessica Hope Woodworth (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 February 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Set in the frozen steppes of Mongolia, a young nomad confronted with his destiny after animals fall victim to a plague which threatens to eradicate nomadism.

Plot Keywords:

Sky | Farm Animals | Buried | Soldiers | Dead Animal

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Batzul Khayankhyarvaa	...	Bagi
Tsetsegee Byamba	...	Zolzaya
Banzar Damchaa	...	Grandfather
Tserendarizav Dashnyam	...	Shamaness
Dugarsuren Dagvadorj	...	Mother
Uuriintuya Enkhtaivan	...	Naraa
Otgontogos Namsrai	...	Doctor
Gereisukh Otgon	...	Nurse
Bat-Erdene Damdinsuren	...	Zolzaya's Brother

Also Known As:

The Colour of Water (International: English title)

Runtime:

Belgium:104 min

Country:

Belgium | Germany | Netherlands

Language:

Mongolian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | Belgium:KT

Filming Locations:

Mongolia

Company:

Bo Films

Moving, brutal and beautiful

I'd like to share my positive impressions from this movie. I've just seen it on Sofia Film Festival and I find it truly amazing. It deals with some topics about life and humanity in totalitarian Soviet-dominated societies - in a way that is both just and powerful. Being a Bulgarian that have witnessed totalitarian rule's disregard for the human individual - I find this movie a powerful reminder of how vital yet fragile our relations to nature and traditions are. Acting is brilliant - especially the lead character. There is a well done balance of landscape, color and contrast that make this movie visually outstanding. What did put me off a bit - and made me reduce my vote to a 8/10 mark - were a couple of scenes at the end of the movie that, though meaningful and powerful, do brake the overall balanced and well-programmed dynamics of the whole movie - and i think that if they were cut out - it would only have improved and boosted this movie's basic messages to the viewer... I find this line in the synopsis "animals fall victim to a plague which threatens to eradicate nomadism" irrelevant, misleading and diminishing authors' main ideas... Overall - a great movie...