DIRECTOR: Zoljargal Purevdash
STARRING: Battsooj Uurtsaikh, Nominjiguur Tsend, Tuguldur Batsaikhan
RUNNING TIME: 1 hr 38 minutes
LANGUAGE: Mongolian
Ulzii, a teenager from a poor neighbourhood in Ulaanbaatar, is determined to win a science-physics competition to get a scholarship. His illiterate mother finds a job in the countryside, leaving him and his brother and sister in the middle of winter. Ulzii wanders around at night looking for things to burn for heat while preparing for the national competition.
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This is the first feature film for director Zoljargal Purevdash after her work on several short films. If Only I Could Hibernate made history at the Cannes Film Festival by becoming the first Mongolian film shown in the Un Certain Regard section of the festival, where it made its worldwide debut in May 2023. It has since played in dozens of film festivals around the world before being released in theatres.
The Mongolian Film Committee announced on September 27th that If Only I Could Hibernate would be their selection.
The film is produced by Amygdala Films, with Urban Factory and New Mongol Academy.
If Only I Could Hibernate is a drama and it was filmed in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
To check out all previous submissions for Mongolia, click HERE.
STARRING: Battsooj Uurtsaikh, Nominjiguur Tsend, Tuguldur Batsaikhan
RUNNING TIME: 1 hr 38 minutes
LANGUAGE: Mongolian
Ulzii, a teenager from a poor neighbourhood in Ulaanbaatar, is determined to win a science-physics competition to get a scholarship. His illiterate mother finds a job in the countryside, leaving him and his brother and sister in the middle of winter. Ulzii wanders around at night looking for things to burn for heat while preparing for the national competition.
***
This is the first feature film for director Zoljargal Purevdash after her work on several short films. If Only I Could Hibernate made history at the Cannes Film Festival by becoming the first Mongolian film shown in the Un Certain Regard section of the festival, where it made its worldwide debut in May 2023. It has since played in dozens of film festivals around the world before being released in theatres.
The Mongolian Film Committee announced on September 27th that If Only I Could Hibernate would be their selection.
The film is produced by Amygdala Films, with Urban Factory and New Mongol Academy.
If Only I Could Hibernate is a drama and it was filmed in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
To check out all previous submissions for Mongolia, click HERE.
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