The Wolves Always Come at Night

by Gabrielle Brady
  • 2024 CINEPHIL | Chromosom Film | Guru Media | Over Here Productions
  • 2024 CINEPHIL | Chromosom Film | Guru Media | Over Here Productions
  • 2024 CINEPHIL | Chromosom Film | Guru Media | Over Here Productions
  • 2024 CINEPHIL | Chromosom Film | Guru Media | Over Here Productions
  • 2024 CINEPHIL | Chromosom Film | Guru Media | Over Here Productions

    Synopsis

    A young couple must adapt to a new way of life after a devastating storm wrought by climate change forces them from their home.

    It is spring in the desert of Bayanhongor province in Mongolia, where young nomadic couple Davaa and Zaya live with their four kids, caring for their birthing animals.
    The kids spend the nights telling each other ghost stories of disappearing gers. Davaa awakes startled to check the herd for wolves, but finds nothing there. Local herders discuss the auspicious sighting of two 'red stars'.
    One fateful day a violent dust storm hits the families camp and they discover half their animals killed. They make the painful decision to leave for the city and Davaa is forced to sell his beloved horse.
    Setting up their ger in the cities 'districts', the family begin adjusting to their new life. Davaa begins work at a gravel factory but becomes increasingly haunted by the presence of his lost animals.

    Festivals

    2024
    Gruvi Award – European Work in Progress
    a.o.
    TIFF Toronto
    BFI London
    Zurich FF
    IDFA
    RIDM