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The Cave of the Yellow Dog

2005 · 93 min · Director: Byambasuren Davaa ★ IMDb 7.5 · 3,844 ratings

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The little nomad girl Nansal finds a baby dog in the Mongolian veld, who becomes her best friend - against all rejections of her parents. A story about a Mongolian family of nomads - their traditional way of life and the rising call of the City.

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The Cave of the Yellow Dog (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 35%, Awe 25%, Nostalgia 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Love
25%Awe
  1. Love35%
  2. Awe25%
  3. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Awe, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Awe and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Relief
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveReliefTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness45 %28 %10 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Love46 %35 %8 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity44 %33 %3 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Love40 %31 %0 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Love34 %29 %1 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Love35 %30 %3 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Love41 %34 %1 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Tension43 %33 %11 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Relief44 %33 %25 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity46 %31 %18 %10 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity48 %35 %8 %6 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Love48 %43 %8 %13 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Love50 %38 %8 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension48 %26 %6 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Love38 %25 %3 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
82.5 %≈ 77′Tension77 %28 %23 %58 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Relief64 %36 %36 %28 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Love47 %38 %27 %5 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

BU
Batchuluun Urjindorj

BD
Buyandulam Daramdadi

NB
Nansal Batchuluun

NB
Nansalmaa Batchuluun

Youngest Daughter

BB
Batbayar Batchuluun

Son

TI
Tserenpuntsag Ish

Older Woman

SS
Scharav Sumiya

First Hunter

BL
Battur Lhamsuren

Second Hunter

BU
Batjargal Ulzidelger

Driver

Details

Directed by
Byambasuren Davaa
Written by
Byambasuren Davaa, Abel Cantou, Michael P. Greco
Type
Movies
Released
2005
Runtime
93 min
Country
Germany, Mongolia
Genres
Drama, Family
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 3,844 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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