The Cave of the Yellow Dog
2005 1h 33m movie Film Mongolia

The Cave of the Yellow Dog

Шар нохойн там

Synopsis

Шар нохойн там

The little nomad girl, Nansal, finds a baby dog in the Mongolian veld, who becomes her best friend – against all rejections of her parents. A story about a Mongolian family of nomads – their traditional way of life and the rising call of the City.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Cave of the Yellow Dog. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on The Cave of the Yellow Dog, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • shepherd · 3
  • mongolia · 3
  • family's daily life · 2
  • vagabond · 2
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • dog · 23
  • mythology · 16
  • tradition · 9
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • woman director · 246
  • family · 74

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
67
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Rating is +0.7 points above the Mongolia average of 6.7/10.

Among Mongolia Drama productions specifically: #1 of 6 (top 17%).

Production Details

Primary CountryMongolia
All Production CountriesMongolia, Germany
Original LanguageMn
Production CompaniesBKM Film, Lüthje & Schneider Filmproduktion, Schesch Filmproduktion, Telepool, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
Runtime1h 33m
Release DateJuly 27, 2005
IMDbtt0432325