Two Horses of Genghis Khan

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Audience Member A beautifully simple story unfolded in a film without gimmicks or 'love-interest'. Mongol culture was destroyed by Mao's "Cultural Revolution" in Inner Mongolia. Even musical instruments were smashed. The Two Horses of the title are the subject of an ancient song, and were carved on the ancient Mongolian fiddle belonging to the young woman's grandmother. The young woman comes to Mongolia (formerly Outer Mongolia) whose culture largely survived Russification, but can find no-one who knows the Ballad of the Two Horses of Genghis Khan. We see people foraging in the rubbish dump of Ulaan Bataar. These are former nomads with herds of sheep or horses who lost their livelihood when American corporations moved in to mine gold on land that was never anyone's property. The young woman is a fine singer, and has no difficulty in moving from person to person and group to group, on horseback, trying to find someone who knows the story. Many people have heard OF it, some have heard it a long time ago, but nobody remembers it. Eventually, however, she finds an old lady sitting on top of a hill, a famous singer in the past, who may be the only person alive to know the ancient ballad - but she claims to have forgotten everything she ever learned... This is a beautifully understated micro-view of the irreparable damage inflicted upon society after society, culture after culture, tribe after tribe, culture after culture by the arrogance and greed of turbo-capitalism (euphemistically called 'globalisation' rather than 'annihilation') - and of course by the rulers of China on their many constituent minorities. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/28/23 Full Review Audience Member the landscape of Mongolia is the real star of this film - and yes, there are plenty of horses. If you love Mongolia, or think you might, watch this. I liked it very much. Time to go there again. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member An amazing documentary narrative of a Mongolian woman singer trained in Western music who travels back to her homeland in search of a long lost song known only by it's title. She reaches out to the oral traditions of the area meeting singers, musicians, shamans and instrument makers. I learned a great emergency communication tip - At one point she is trying desperately to get an urgent message to someone by cell phone but the signal is lost. Her guide suggests she text message him and then he takes the phone and throws it high into the air until the message is sent. You can learn a lot from these third world countries. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member The slow paced story sort of lingers on. The scenery is beautiful and the plot is basically interesting, though. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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