Nomadic childhoods / Enfances nomades / Кочевое детство

FRANCE
2015, 93 MIN.

Director Christophe Boula
Script Christophe Boula, T. Kunchap
Camera Arnaud Hémery, Fred Vallet
Music German Khatylaev, Fred Nogray
Cast: Sonam Wangmo, Sampel Gyatso, Kalasang Dawa, Tashi Chospel, Pempa Norbu, Dasha Uvarovskaya, Sasha Uvarovskaya, Irina Ivanova, Kolya Fedotov, Irka Erdene Baatar, Otgonjargal Huygbaatar, Dorjnam
Producer Laurent Bilot
Production Pigments Films, Sesama Production

“Nomadic Childhoods” is a portrait of Asian nomadic societies in Tibet, Mongolia and Siberia. Above all this film is a series of adventures in a very actual world. Children are forced to live like modern citizens but in the same time they discover their nomadic identity. These stories express their love of nature and huge landscapes, a very particular way of conceiving time and what we are mostly concerned about: their absolute thirst for freedom. In the middle of breath-taking landscapes in Central Asia, children fill a hostile world with their wishes and their dreams. Amraa, the Mongolian herder; Apo, the Siberian baby; and Lhamo, the young Tibetan girl, all share the same destiny: like their own people, they arrive at major crossroads in their lives, when they are confronted by love, danger and death.

CHRIS BOULA
His first worked as a documentary director with different TV channels such as France Télévisions, Arte, Mezzo, Canal+, France Ô, and TV5. In 2008, he directed a docudrama about Buddha’s life “The Birth of Buddhism”. He is presently concentrating on writing and directing feature movies. His short “Child of Yak” was selected in more than 20 international festivals around the world and received several prizes. His filmography includes documentaries “A Nomadic Buddhism”, “The Fast Path, Ermits of the Himalaya”, “A Valley Between Two Worlds”.

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