Mongolia, Valley of the Bears

France, Feature Documentary, 2023, 88 min

Jal Tumurskukh, a former hunter and poacher in the Taiga of Mongolia, has a delicate mission – in his new role as head ranger of the Red Taiga Park, he must get other hunters and poachers to stop shooting bears and abide by the laws of environmental protection in the relatively new park. His unexpected strategy, and only hope, is to recruit a band of poachers and hunters to help – the very outlaws that have contributed to the problem. With unexpected twists and turns, beautiful cinematography, and life and death drama, Mongolia, Valley of the Bears tells the riveting story of one man’s attempt to change a culture thousands of years old in order to save it. Subtitled.

Directed by Hamid Sardar

Colorado Premiere

A Call2Action selection