The Wolves Always Come at Night

The Wolves Always Come at Night
International promotional poster
Directed byGabrielle Brady
Written byGabrielle Brady
Davaasuren Dagvasuren
Otgonzaya Dashzeveg
Produced byJulia Niethammer
Ariunaa Tserenpil
Rita Walsh
StarringDavaasuren Dagvasuren
Otgonzaya Dashzeveg
CinematographyMichael Latham
Edited byKatharina Fiedler
Music byAaron Cupples
Production
companies
Chromosom Films
Guru Media
Over Here Productions
Storming Donkey Productions
WeirAnderson Films
Distributed byCinephil
Madman Entertainment
Release date
  • 8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesAustralia
Germany
Mongolia
LanguageMongolian

The Wolves Always Come at Night is a 2024 docudrama film co-written and directed by Gabrielle Brady. Its portrays the lives of Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg, a Mongolian couple who are forced to abandon their familiar lives as shepherds and move to Ulaanbaatar after their livelihood is disrupted by climate change.

The film had its world premiere at the Platform section of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September, although Dagvasuren and Dashzeveg were unable to secure travel visas to attend the screening. It was also selected as the Australian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.