A Mongolian Tale Movie Review 1994

Nai Nai has raised her granddaughter Somiya and the abandoned Bayingbulag among the Mongolian steppes. Eventually, Bayingbulag leaves to get an education but promises to return and marry Somiya. Away three years, he comes back only to discover Somiya pregnant, so he takes off, finds success as a folk singer, and doesn't return for 12 years. Somiya now has a drunken husband, four sons, and an illegitimate 12-year-old daughter who is desperate for a father. Mongolian dialogue. Adapted by Chengzhi from his story "A Song of the Grassland."

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS
Running time 105 minutes.
Originally from Chinese, Hong Kong.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Ties

Screenplay

Zhang Chengzhi

Cast

Narenhua, Tengger

Cinematography

Jing Sheng Fu

Director

Xie Fei

Music

Tengger

Producer

Beijing Film Studio, Media Asia Films

Awards

Montreal World Film Fest. 1995: Director (Fei).