The Wolves Always Come at Night (2024)

Original title

Чоно үүр шөнөөр ирдэг

Directed by

Gabrielle Brady

Genre

docudrama

Country

Mongolia, Australia, Germany

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG

Rating

9.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Mongolian couple have to leave their life as shepherds and move to the city after climate change destroys their livelihood. The film follows their difficult adjustment to a new way of living.

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What happens

The Wolves Always Come at Night is a 2024 docudrama film co-written and directed by Gabrielle Brady. Its portrays the lives of Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg, a Mongolian couple who are forced to abandon their familiar lives as shepherds and move to Ulaanbaatar after their livelihood is disrupted by climate change. The film had its world premiere at the Platform section of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September, although Dagvasuren and Dashzeveg were unable to secure travel visas to attend the screening. It was also selected as the Australian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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