Khadak

Visually impressive and generally engaging, but somewhat confused. The (European) directors seem to have taken a surface understanding of Mongolian culture and attempted to infuse it with a smattering of Tarkovsky and Paradjanov. It's a jumble of faux-spirituality and mild symbolism, with long takes that serve little purpose. Still, there are some very memorable images and the characters are relateable. The highlight is a concert of modernist music using folk instruments.

Nice pictures and music, but somewhat psychodelic, with action taking place in other planes of consciousness. Heavy symbolism and departure from cause-end-effect approach in narration make it a bit hard to watch; I enjoyed it partially because being half asleep at times and thus taking better to the atmosphere.

I didn't understand anything of this bizare movie. Nice pictures of the landscape OK but that do not make the movie good.