The Eagle Huntress

The Eagle Huntress

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Otto Bell
Produced by
  • Otto Bell
  • Sharon Chang
  • Stacey Reiss
Starring Aisholpan Nurgaiv
Narrated by Daisy Ridley
Music by Jeff Peters
Cinematography Simon Niblett
Edited by Pierre Takal
Production
companies
  • Kissaki Films
  • Stacey Reiss Productions
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 24 January 2016 (2016-01-24) (Sundance)
  • 2 November 2016 (2016-11-02) (United States)
  • 16 December 2016 (2016-12-16) (United Kingdom)
Running time
 87 minutes[1]
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • Mongolia
  • United States
Language Kazakh
Box office $297,446[2]

The Eagle Huntress is a 2016 Kazakh-language British-Mongolian-American documentary film directed by Otto Bell and executive-produced by Morgan Spurlock and Daisy Ridley.[3]

Content

The documentary presents the real-life story of a 13-year-old Kazakh girl from Mongolia named Aisholpan attempting to be the first female eagle hunter in her country.

Music

The film's soundtrack features an original song by Sia called "Angel by the Wings" which was released worldwide on December 2nd.[4][5][6]

Release

The Eagle Huntress premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it was purchased by Sony Pictures Classics. Following the film's premiere, Star Wars: The Force Awakens actress/co-executive producer Daisy Ridley agreed to add narration, comprising approximately five minutes total time in the 87-minute film.[7]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 91% approval rating based on 46 reviews and an average of 7.3/10. The consensus states: "Effectively stirring and bolstered by thrilling visuals, The Eagle Huntress uses its heartwarming message to fill up a feature that might have made for an even more powerful short film."[8] Metacritic reports a 72 out of 100 score based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]

References

  1. ↑ "The Eagle Huntress (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Eagle Huntress (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mongolia's Teen Eagle Huntress Deserves to Be the Next Elsa". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  4. ↑ Lars Brandle (2016-01-20). "Sia Records 'Angel By The Wings' for New Film 'The Eagle Huntress': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  5. ↑ Seth Kelley (2016-08-05). "'The Eagle Huntress' Trailer: Daisy Ridley Narrates the Documentary". Variety. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  6. ↑ Stephanie Eckardt (2016-10-25). "The Incredible Story Behind the Film "The Eagle Huntress"". W Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  7. ↑ Guerrasio, Jason. "How a movie about eagle hunting nabbed a Star Wars lead actor and a chart-topping singer", Business Insider, 2016-09-24, Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  8. ↑ "The Eagle Huntress (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "The Eagle Huntress reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

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