“While it is no documentary, this lovingly made film captures a culture and a rural way of life with a mix of realism and poetry.”  Sean Axmaker - Seanax.com

“Quite extraordinary. Gently comic, ultimately stirring, the nomadic world Dvortsevoy chronicles pays loving attention to the lives of both humans and animals -- interdependent residents in a difficult, memorable part of the world.”  Michael Phillips - Chicago Tribune

The central steppes of Asia have a remarkable propensity to keep turning out wonderful films about the lives of the people who live in this harsh environment.  The latest of these offerings, like many of its predecessors has won hearts, minds and awards around the world.  The bleak and relentless reality of these shepherds’ lives is transformed into a poetic and universal tale of hopes and dreams, as a young man seeks the woman who will fulfil all his wishes.  Beautiful, tragic, joyful and, above all, funny, this is sure to be a crowd pleaser.

Winner, Un Certain Regard, Cannes