The Eagle Huntress
A determined Kazakh teenager challenges expectations and tests her skill as an eagle hunter amid the vast landscapes of the Mongolian steppe.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- uplifting
- heartwarming
- adventurous
- family viewing
- inspirational viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the documentary heartwarming and visually thrilling, while noting that its inspirational message could have been developed more powerfully at shorter length.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Aisholpan trains and competes as a thirteen-year-old while learning eagle hunting from her father and family.
Aerial cinematography captures the Mongolian landscape, eagle flights, and the physical scale of the hunting challenge.
Aisholpan's ambition to become an eagle hunter places female empowerment within Kazakh family and falconry traditions.
Intimate verite footage is organized around Aisholpan's preparation for and participation in an eagle-hunting competition.
Films like The Eagle Huntress, and why
Maidentrip
shares an uplifting coming-of-age documentary mode, intimate family relationships, and close engagement with traditional rural life
Free Solo
shares breathtaking natural cinematography, a young protagonist pursuing an ambitious physical challenge, and an inspirational documentary tone
The Last Lions
shares family-friendly adventure storytelling, human-animal partnership, and reverence for traditional ways of life
Rising from Ashes
shares a stirring sports-documentary structure centered on perseverance, cultural identity, and a determined young woman
Movie Details
- Director
- Otto Bell
- Release Date
- 2016-11-02
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (109)
Cast
- Daisy Ridley
- Nurgaiv Aisholpan
- Nurgaiv Rys
- Alma Dalaykhan
- Bosaga Rys
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Eagle Huntress about?
- A determined Kazakh teenager challenges expectations and tests her skill as an eagle hunter amid the vast landscapes of the Mongolian steppe.
- What is The Eagle Huntress like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Eagle Huntress as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Eagle Huntress violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Eagle Huntress as mild.
- What did critics think of The Eagle Huntress?
- Critics broadly found the documentary heartwarming and visually thrilling, while noting that its inspirational message could have been developed more powerfully at shorter length.
- Which films are like The Eagle Huntress?
- Films with a similar feel include Maidentrip, Free Solo, The Last Lions, and Rising from Ashes.
- How long is The Eagle Huntress?
- The Eagle Huntress runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Eagle Huntress?
- In United States, The Eagle Huntress streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
