Product Details

• Actors: Babushka (II), Badema, Jinsheng Bao, Yongyan Bao, Baoyinhexige
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Letterboxed, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Mongolian, Russian
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: April 3, 2001
• Run Time: 109 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302884810
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,629 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real suprise, July 3, 2001

By	Dennis Lewis (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This reflects the expansion of the Soviet empire with the culture of a Mongol family in the middle of nowhere and the Chinese in the nearby town. I bought the film to improve my Russian and because it was cheaper, but the Mongolian family speaks Mongolian throughout so subtitles were most helpful. The preparing of the sheep for dinner stands out as an expression of hospitality (and you can not claim no animals were harmed during the making of this film). I found the film shows a different world to make us busy and affluent Americans rethink our lifestyle and consider what is really important in life.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely glimpse of another culture, September 16, 2000

By	David Bonesteel (Fresno, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The warmth and love between the members of the Mongolian family are what remain most firmly lodged in my memory. This film affirms that no matter how alien the culture, we are all basically the same beneath the skin. We can understand each other. The end of the film is especially touching. The husband does what he can to modernize their lives even though he is deeply disturbed about the break from traditional ways. The wife sees this and does something that shows that she recognizes this. Wonderful film.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simplicity, August 17, 2000

By	Koosha (London) - See all my reviews

Did you see how the couple shared theire apple?..Did you see how close she watched him finishing the apple and then wiped his mounth for him?

And Did you see how the wife took care of the tough tasks of living in the field while her husband was in town? How capable she was...Did you see how faithful he was to his family...

How pure....how deep...makes me feel sorry for myself..Not that I want to live in there or have the same life style...Just the fact that how good someone can be in making a movie that look so natural...

It wasn't just a movie for me..It was a Full time course in social science...miillion times better than.....you know it..

Well done Nikita.