Review: The Story of the Weeping Camel

What's a family of nomadic shepherds to do when a mother camel won't bond with her newborn colt? If she won't let him feed, what chance will he have in the desert?

In The Story of the Weeping Camel, a family tries several options before sending their sons - Ugna and Dude - on a cross-country camel-back journey to get a musician to come and perform a bonding ritual.

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See it; it will make you smile. It's a pleasure to watch and a nicer on-screen family would be difficult to find. Take the kids too; they won't need to be able to read the (few) subtitles to understand what's going on.

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The Story of the Weeping Camel
Rated: PG
Subtitled
Running Time: 87 min
Seen: Electric Shadows, Civic ACT, 06 Oct 04, 7.30pm session.