Khadak 2006

Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune: It gorgeously recalls Fellini and Koyaanisqatsi and hauntingly pits ancient tradition against science, oppression and industrial rot. Read more

Ted Fry, Seattle Times: There's an eerie, magical quality to the political and symbolist fable embedded in Khadak, a visually beautiful film about disappearing nomadic culture on the harsh steppes of Mongolia. Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: Khadak makes the most of Mongolia's vast horizons and swallowing space, the grandeur of emptiness, together with precisely composed pictures, making the whole thing seem like one of Bagi's visions. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Even when their picture wanders from any reasonable path, it's never less than stunning to look at. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: Khadak is beautifully filmed and energetically acted, with standout performances by newcomer Tsetsegee Byamba as Zolzaya and Batzu Khayankhyarvaa as Bagi. Read more

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: A marvelously acted, brave and absorbing film. Catch it whenever and wherever you can. Read more

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Leslie Felperin, Variety: With its emblematic characters and sometimes baffling, mystical storyline, pic ultimately remains emotionally distant. Read more

Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: The rebellion never achieves the mythopoeic visual potency it strives for; while passably adopting several familiar modes of art-house style... Khadak doesn't exhibit full, dynamic fluency in any of them. Read more