The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Set in the frozen steppes of Mongolia, a young nomad is confronted with his destiny after animals fall victim to a plague which threatens to eradicate nomadism.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic53/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
23 audience votes
Key crew
- Jessica Hope WoodworthDirector
- Peter BrosensDirector
- Jessica Hope WoodworthWriter
- Peter BrosensWriter
Cast
- Batzul KhayankhyarvaaBagi
- Tsetsegee ByambaZolzaya
- Damchaa BanzarGrandfather
- Tserendarizav DashnyamSchamanin
- Dugarsuren DagvadorjMother
- Ehkhtaivan UuriintuyaNara
- Otgontogos NamsraiPsychiatrist
- Gereisukh OtgonNurse
Stills
Themes
shepherdadolescencecountrysidemeditationrevolutionreligion and supernaturalcultural revolutionresettlementmongoliasubjectionminercoercion