The Eagle Huntress

The Eagle Huntress follows the story of Aisholpan Nurgaiv, a 13-year-old Kazakh girl from Mongolia, as she attempts to become the first female eagle hunter to compete in the Golden Eagle Festival at Ölgii, Mongolia. With her father's help, she learns how to train golden eagles and then captures and trains her own eaglet, becoming the first female to enter the competition. She eventually wins the competition with her eaglet breaking a speed record in one of the events. After the competition, Aisholpan travels with her father to the mountains in the winter to hunt foxes.