In the Altai Mountains of northern Mongolia the nomadic Tuvan peoples ancientway of life is colliding with the pervasive influence of modernity. For theyoung sh... » 

In the Altai Mountains of northern Mongolia the nomadic Tuvan peoples ancientway of life is colliding with the pervasive influence of modernity. For theyoung shepherd boy Dshurukuwaa the confrontation comes in stages. First hisolder siblings leave the family yurt to attend a distant boarding schoolfollowed by the death of his beloved grandmother and with it the connection tothe tribes traditions and deep relationship to the land. But the greatesttragedy strikes when his dog all that was left to me dies afteringesting poison set out by the boys father to protect the herd from wolves.His despairing questions to the Heavenly Blue Sky are answered only by thesilence of the wind. «