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Suggested Movies

Mongolia
8ZYRZW% ?SP =T^P ZQ 2PYRST^ 6SLY (2008, Biopic/Foreign) A sweeping historical epic that focuses
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A&E’s Biography series.

?SP BLd -LNV (2010, Drama) A group of escaped gulag prisoners make their way out of Siberia
across Mongolia, facing possible recapture, harsh conditions, and moral dilemmas (such as
when is it right to leave someone behind) along the way.

?SP 3Z]^P -Zd (2009, Documentary) In this heartfelt documentary, a family travels from Texas
to Mongolia to try a combination of shamanic healing and horseback riding therapy for their
autistic son.

/TYZ^L`] 3`Y_P]^% >PN]P_^ ZQ _SP 2ZMT /P^P]_ (2002,Natural History) Part of the wide-ranging
National Geographic series, this documentary follows a join expedition by members of the
Mongolian Academy of Sciences and the American Museum of Natural History.

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family’s attempts to save a rare white camel that has been rejected by its mother. Nominated
for a “Best Documentary” Oscar in 2004.

?SP .LaP ZQ _SP DPWWZb /ZR (2005, Drama) A gentle fable about a nomadic girl who takes in a
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Filmpreis (Germany’s Oscars). By the same director as The Story of the Weeping Camel.

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in Japan, one in Namibia, and one in the U.S. There is almost no narration, just a camera
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student adopts a wolf club during his exile in Mongolia under the Cultural Revolution.

?SP 0LRWP 3`Y_]P^^ (2016, Documentary) A teenaged girl hunts with an eagle high in the
mountains.

China

.]Z`NSTYR ?TRP] 3TOOPY /]LRZY (2000, Action) A worldwide sensation, this movie pays tribute
to the Kung Fu genre but also updates it for a new audience. The central question of what it
means to be faithful is wrapped up in an exciting plot about the theft of a famed sword.

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The plot centers on a famous chief, now retired and widowed, who expresses his love for his
three daughters through the elaborate meals that he creates.

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