TEN minutes into this movie, we were still staring at the same scene of the back of a car as it drove along a deserted highway. Fifteen minutes into it, my viewing partner walked out.

The story of two friends named Gerry being lost in desert scrub is so tedious that people planning a Matt Damon marathon shouldn’t even bother with this.

His presence did nothing to lift the monotony of scenes in which nothing changes. There were three notable events: they were stuck on a rock, they saw a mirage, and one of them dies.

I almost missed the last incident as Gerry was best watched with one hand on the DVD remote fast forward.

– Leesha Furse

A NOMADIC Mongolian family have a peaceful existence in their yurt village with their flock of camels and goats.

When one of the camels gives birth then rejects her tiny calf, the family does all they can to restore balance in their flock.

The Weeping Camel is documentarystyle, and follows the life of the family for the months that it takes to have the camel accept its calf.

It’s shot in a beautiful, stark landscape that offers sharp contrast to the loving, music-filled atmosphere of the family’s life.

The calm and serenity coming from a simple life will touch you. This movie isn’t easily forgotten for all the right reasons. It’s touching and captivating.

– LT Simone Heyer