Very well executed

Best movie ever!

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

The film Tuya's Marriage is not a happy one. The movie begins and ends with the same scene of her eventual wedding day, with her youngest son fighting with another boy who sneers at him for having two fathers. Tuya's marriage portrays a world that, apart from its hardship, is thoroughly recognizable. Its characters are motivated by the same needs for companionship and material well-being. And the same wants of greed, lust, jealousy and despair — that drive most people. Tuya, after breaking up the fight, retreats from the celebration to reflect. Tuya (protagonist) is physically disabled and married to and in love with a disabled peasant Ba'toer. Tuya (Yu Nan) is financially forced to divorce him and find a new husband to support herself, her 'ex' husband and their two children. She is called upon by suitors from near and far when word spreads of her decision to remarry. The film observes the fascinating rites of courtship and the unsentimental deal making by Tuya, who knows what she wants and what she has to do to get it. After a series of men refuse to look after Ba'toer, Tuya finds herself torn between a Baolier, a divorced childhood schoolmate of Tuya who is newly wealthy, having struck oil or a friend who promises to marry her once he finds and divorces his wife. Baolier's money and lust may represents the forces of technological change that is consuming the region. In Baolier's marriage proposal he agrees to take care of Bater by putting him in a nursing home, and Tuya agrees. However, it's not a good enough deal for Bater. Soon after arriving at his new him, he starts, feeling abandoned then pitifully gets drunk and slashes his wrists. The ending, like I said is not a happy one. Nonetheless, I'd recommend it to another friend or teacher.

Tuya's Marriage was an interesting movie to say the least. It was the first Mongolian film that I had ever seen, and it was also one of the most interesting to say the least. I felt like there was an interesting story behind the movie, but I felt as if the actors and director didn't really as much passion for this. Then again, this is coming from an American perspective rather than someone who is actually Mongolian, so I don't truly know how much they put in to this film. I did enjoy all of the camera angels in the film, as well as the location and props. They did a wonderful job recreating a Mongolian home. I also liked how well they all rode their horses during the film. It was clear that some time and thought was put in to making the actors ride as if they were Mongolian.

almost documentary. a woman in Inner Mongolia. her family. and her husband. a delicate situation. and one option. nothing else. result - a film about basic things in a isolated space. taste of sand and dust. a silent heroic existence. beauty of images. drops of humor. and sensation of a lot of pictures by strangers. very familiar pictures. a warm feeling, mixture of compassion and curiosity. a border film between testimony and art product. because the story is present in many movies from East. because the place, language or details are only pieces of a large arena.after its end, the flavor of savage beauty remains in memory. more than social postcard, it is trip in forms of human meetings as form of profound happiness.

Though some may consider Tuya's Marriage as an art film, it is more like a depiction of the society in inner-Mongolia, China. Based on the amount of Chinese literary and film works, the story itself of a woman marrying another man to support her Ex is not uncommon in the more aboriginal areas in China. But the way this picture filmed Tuya's story: Tuya's camel compared to Sen'ge's motorcycle and truck, and the rich suitor's Benz; and the trip from the desert to the hotel closer to the city, viewers can see what China is really like now.I believe that besides telling Tuya's story (which is based on an actual story), the director also wants to show viewers how the semi-modern Chinese society works, and how it has an impact on the lives of people living in different parts of China. Tradition and landscape really isn't the point in this movie, there are many details in here regarding to the characters' daily lives that viewers can compare to themselves, which I believe would be interesting to do. Take myself for example, I live right across the strait from mainland China and I could never imagine myself leading a life in inner-Mongolia like Tuya.