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The Eagle Huntress

The Eagle Huntress (2016)

Family, Documentary, Action, Sports, Adventure | UK, Mongolia, United States

Director: Otto Bell

Where to watch

Streaming

YouTube

Curzon Home Cinema

06/08/2021

Rating: 7.5/10

User rating: 9/10
(2 votes)

SYNOPSIS

This spellbinding documentary follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old nomadic Mongolian girl who is fighting to become the first female eagle hunter in twelve generations of her Kazakh family. Through breathtaking aerial cinematography and intimate verite footage, the film captures her personal journey while also addressing universal themes like female empowerment, the natural world, coming of age and the onset of modernity.

Actors

Producer: Otto Bell, Sharon Chang

Narrator: Daisy Ridley

RUNTIME: 87 min

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