Mongolia’s Iron Winter: A Race to Save an Ancient Tradition
Summary
The documentary *Iron Winter* follows two teenage friends in Mongolia’s Tsakhir Valley as they guard a winter herd of horses. Village elders revive the tradition after it was abandoned in 2019 amid environmental pressures, during what the film describes as Mongolia’s deadliest winter on record.Key Facts
- The story takes place in the remote Tsakhir Valley in Mongolia.
- Horses are essential to survival for local herders.
- For generations, herders gathered horses in winter and chose young men to protect the herd from storms.
- The tradition was abandoned in 2019 because of mounting environmental pressures.
- Village elders seek to revive the tradition and assign two teenage friends to guard the horses.
- The boys face blizzards, exhaustion and doubt over several months.
- *Iron Winter* is a documentary film by Kasimir Burgess.
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