As sandstorms become more frequent, the idyll created by a young Mongolian family slowly dissolves in the desert. A dreamlike odyssey with a quiet longing for one’s homeland.
It is spring in the desert of Mongolia, where young nomadic couple Davaa and Zaya live with their four kids, caring for their birthing animals.
The kids spend the nights telling each other ghost stories of disappearing gers. Local herders discuss the auspicious sighting of two ‘red stars’. But one fateful day a violent dust storm hits the family’s camp and they discover half their animals dead. They make the painful decision to leave for the city and Davaa is forced to sell his beloved horse.
Setting up their ger in the town’s ‘districts’, the family begin adjusting to their new life. Davaa becomes increasingly haunted by the presence of his animals and a longing for his lost home.
In cinemas 10/7/2025
NK'25: The Wolves Always Come At Night
NK'25: The Wolves Always Come At Night
N7
Genre
Documentary
Run time
1h 36min
Genre
Documentary
Run time
1h 36min
As sandstorms become more frequent, the idyll created by a young Mongolian family slowly dissolves in the desert. A dreamlike odyssey with a quiet longing for one’s homeland.
It is spring in the desert of Mongolia, where young nomadic couple Davaa and Zaya live with their four kids, caring for their birthing animals.
The kids spend the nights telling each other ghost stories of disappearing gers. Local herders discuss the auspicious sighting of two ‘red stars’. But one fateful day a violent dust storm hits the family’s camp and they discover half their animals dead. They make the painful decision to leave for the city and Davaa is forced to sell his beloved horse.
Setting up their ger in the town’s ‘districts’, the family begin adjusting to their new life. Davaa becomes increasingly haunted by the presence of his animals and a longing for his lost home.
It is spring in the desert of Mongolia, where young nomadic couple Davaa and Zaya live with their four kids, caring for their birthing animals.
The kids spend the nights telling each other ghost stories of disappearing gers. Local herders discuss the auspicious sighting of two ‘red stars’. But one fateful day a violent dust storm hits the family’s camp and they discover half their animals dead. They make the painful decision to leave for the city and Davaa is forced to sell his beloved horse.
Setting up their ger in the town’s ‘districts’, the family begin adjusting to their new life. Davaa becomes increasingly haunted by the presence of his animals and a longing for his lost home.