Movie or boring documentary?....

I had the opposite experience. I was captivated by this film. The setting is so barren and desolate it's almost like a sci-fi film. The conditions are so harsh that it makes you appreciate all that we have in the Western world. It's a simple universal story of a young man who wants to find a wife, but also has a dream to have his own flock. Tulpan is the name of the girl he is desperate for, but who consistently spurns his advances. Might I add all the courtship is done through the parents of the girl; very traditional and foreign concept for most of us. There is some humor and great drama, particularly with the awesome weather that the characters experience. There are majestic dust devils and cyclones that blow all over the flock, shrouding them in brown dirt. There is a compelling scene which is pure documentary as the flock owner tries to catch all the pregnant sheep and tag them, to find out why his lambs are being stillborn. I found the film interesting because of the treacherous conditions it portrays, and also because of the simplicity of the story; something I could relate to. It's unpredictable but intelligent. There's no violence or objectionable content. The girl I saw it with loved it and so did I. If you're interested in world cinema take a look. It's not boring at all.



You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you might find you get what you need.

I agree. I would've walked out if it weren't for the person I was watching it with who was enjoying it throughly.

(when confronted with aliens) i've got a wife an' kids, eat them.

What is it with people obsessed with whether or not a film is a documentary? I had to sit through 50,000 reviews of Still Life written by people who thought it was a documentary; and, now, this. Christ, people, just get over it.

Anyway, this movie sucks.

I don't understand your title. If it's a movie (I'm quite sure you meant "fiction" here right?) it's good, but if it's a documentary it's bad? Is that it?

Throughout the film, the director seems intent on blurring all possible lines between documentary and fiction, it's difficult to say what's what and that's precisely why I found it so fascinating. Some of the scenes in the film simply could NOT have been scripted and I'm pretty sure none of the actors are professionals, yet I totally believed and was swept away by everything I was seeing. Having directed documentaries before this, I was quite impressed by the treatment of fiction in Tulpan.

I really can't see what was boring about the film. I was completely mesmerized from the opening until the end, even "entertained". Asa, Ondas and his friend trying to convince Tulpan's parents to give their daughter in marriage to Asa, trying to get the injured baby camel away from it's mother, the building tension between Asa and Ondas which leads to the incredible climax with the birthing sheep. The incessant winds and storms gave the film an incredible atmosphere. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen anything like this before... perhaps you have? If yes, then please let me know, as I would love to see anything that would make this film feel boring in comparison. Just please don't tell me Transformers...

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The movie was not intended for people with an attention span of a two year old. Stick to Hollywood flicks.

"... this film rates as by far the worst."

No, your taste does. You're probably part of the MTV generation who needs everything to be fast and flashy in order to keep up the attention.

Check out Transformers...

couldn't agree more. disappointed and irate after wasting precious moments of my life watching this. the only part i'll remember is the resolute pursuit of the mother camel. the rest was boring, boring, boring.