Synopsis
In the Deloun valley, in western Mongolia, Sheik Pawli struggles to keep his sheep herd alive from hungry wolves. This year, winter has been particularly rough and an unusually large number of wolves have been roaming around the villlages. If the people of the valley don't fight back, their herds will disappear and they too will die. Sheik Pawli has decided to organize a massive wolf hunt and gathers all the breeders of the steppe who own golden eagles, because in the Altaï desert, the ancestral tradition of eagle taming is perpetuated by fearsome eagle masters. Khoda Bergen is 14 years-old and dreams of participating in the hunt. With his uncle Pawli, one of the greatest Kazakh eagle masters, he will capture and train a Balapan, a young eagle. If he succeeds, he will be entitled to join the wolf hunters in their quest. As the great hunt begins, the wolves should beware…


Prizes and Awards
1. Mountainfilm in Telluride (USA) " Mountain Culture Award"; 2. Banff Mountain Film Festival (Canada) - Best Film on Mountain Culture