Two Horses of Genghis Khan (2010)

Original title

Das Lied von den zwei Pferden

Directed by

Byambasuren Davaa

Genre

documentary film, drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman retraces the journey of a lost Mongolian folk song. She travels across Mongolia and China to recover the melody and lyrics. The story weaves together the past and present of Mongolian culture.

epicpoetichistoricalcontemplativemusicalculturalmelancholiclyrical

What happens

The Two White Horses of Genghis Khan (Mongolian: Činggis-un qoyar ere jaγal-un tuγuji) is a Mongolian epic in alliterative verse, with a number of different versions. It is one of the oldest Mongolian literary works and supposedly hails from the 13th/14th century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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