A cinematic poem based on the Mongolian belief that when dogs die, they are reborn as humans. At least, that’s what humans say. What do dogs think? The film introduces us to Baasar, a stray dog, before and after his death… Documentary or fiction? The pictures and sound are derived from reality, so surely it must be a documentary, but a particularly philosophical and poetic one. Not only does this film offer a lively, inspired commentary on the issue of stray animals in the urban environment, it invites us to contemplate the mystery of life and the complexity of reality. A universal parable on destiny, illustrated by Mongolian folklore.
Basaar was a dog. Now he is dead. He was shot in the backstreets of Ulan Bator. Basaar loved and trusted man. Now that trust is gone. In Mongolia, people know that when a dog dies he will be reborn as a man. But Basaar is reluctant to return as a man. In order to accept his fate, Basaar sets out on a journey through his memory.He remembers his life as a sheep dog in the Mongolian countryside. He remembers the pain and sorrow when he was abandoned by his master. And he remembers the struggle to survive as a stray in the city.When Basaar is coming to terms with his destiny the mythical dragon Rah is about to swallow the sun to create total chaos and destruction. Now, Basaar’s rebirth depends on man’s power to scare away Rah…State of Dogs tells the story of a Mongolian dog who didn’t want to be a man.

Awards:
• “Grand Prix” at Vision du Réel-Festival International du Cinéma Documentaire de Nyon, (CH) – 1998
• “European Lianas for Best Documentary” at New European Talent of the European Film & TV Market, Barcelona – 1998
• “Centaur for Best Feature Documentary” at the Message to Man International Film Festival, St. Petersburg – 1998
• “Best Feature Film” at the International Environmental Film Festival of Gava (E) – 1998
• “Campanula de Oro” and “Grande Prémio de Ambiente” at Cine ‘Eco-Seia international Film & Video Festival (P) – 1998
• “Critics Award” at the Sao Paulo International Film Festival (Brazil) – 1998
• “Grand Prix” at the Maremma International Documentary Film Festival of Firenze (I) – 1998
• “Mention Spéciale du Jury” at Semaine du Documentaire de Création Européen de Strasbourg (F) – 1998
• “Best Script Award” at the MediaWave International Festival for Visual Arts, Györ (Hungary) – 1999

https://nitro.download/view/B5092A8F74428F6/State_of_Dogs.avi
http://nitroflare.com/view/4AB6A99616F74ED/State_of_Dogs.srt

Language(s):Mongolian
Subtitles:English srt

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Set in the frozen steppes of Mongolia, Khadak tells the epic story of Bagi, a young nomad confronted with his destiny to become a shaman. A plague strikes the animals and the nomads are forcibly relocated to desolate mining towns. Bagi saves the life of a beautiful coal thief, Zolzaya, and together they reveal the plague was a lie fabricated to eradicate nomadism. A sublime revolution ensues.

Khadak.2006.DVDRip.x264.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1h 43mn
Size: 	1.66 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	706x460 ~> 817x460
Aspect ratio:  	16:9
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	2 048 Kbps
BPP: 	0.263
Audio
#1:  	English 2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 Kbps

https://nitro.download/view/3AB4184195DC37C/Khadak.2006.DVDRip.x264.mkv

Language(s):Mongolian
Subtitles:English

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