In this intimate hybrid film, a young nomadic couple in Mongolia are in the midst of their animals’ birthing season when a devastating storm strikes. Forced to leave their home they must adapt to their new life in the city without their animals.
The Wolves Always Come at Night
Australian Premiere.
Director
Runtime
96 Minutes
Country
Mongolia, Australia, Germany
Classification
Unclassified 15+
When a devastating storm wreaks havoc, a young Mongolian couple is forced to leave their home and adapt to city life.
Young couple, Davaa (Davaasuren Dagvasuren) and Zaya (Otgonzaya Dashzeveg) live a nomadic life, tending their animals by day in the vast Bayanhongor region of Mongolia and telling ghost stories at night. When a sudden storm wreaks havoc on their flock, they face the difficult decision of moving to the city with their four children. Dislocated from their traditions and their animals, the family must adapt to the new urban life while being haunted by their animals.
The Wolves Always Come at Night is a hybrid film which uses observational documentary footage along with re-enacted and created scenes co-written with Davaa and Zaya. Made over five years, this film weaves an intimate portrait of the effects of climate change and urban migration on an increasing number of nomadic herders.
In her second feature, Gabrielle Brady (The Island of the Hungry Ghosts) continues her collaborative filmmaking approach to telling transformative stories.
"Brady maneuvers us quietly through the ebbs and flows of Daava and Zaya’s personal internal conflict so that we feel every detail and beat with depth."
POV Magazine
Film Credits
Director
Gabrielle Brady
Year
2024
Country
Mongolia, Australia & Germany
Language
Mongolian
Subtitles
English
Type
Documentary & Feature
Program Strand
Feature Documentary Competition & World Documentary
Producer
Julia Niethammer, Ariunaa Tserenpil & Rita Walsh
Writer
Davaasuren Dagvasuren, Otgonzaya Dashzeveg & Gabrielle Brady
Cinematographer
Michael Latham
Editor
Katharina Fielder
Cast
Davaasuren Dagvasuren & Otgonzaya Dashzeveg
Music
Aaron Cupples
Film Source
Madman Entertainment
Genre
Documentary, Environmental & Family
Purchase Tickets
Thursday 24 Oct 2024
06:15 pm
The Wolves Always Come at Night
Palace Nova Eastend:
Palace Nova Eastend Cinema 4
Friday 1 Nov 2024
07:00 pm
The Wolves Always Come at Night
Palace Nova Eastend:
Palace Nova Eastend Cinema 4
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