It would be difficult to find a more polluted city on Earth than the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. Most of the city’s inhabitants live in yurts and use coal to stay warm during the cold winter months. Teenager Ulzii is used to these conditions, but he wants more. He excels in physics and dreams of studying at a prestigious foreign university. But when his mother leaves to work in the countryside, he is forced to look after his younger siblings and to put his plans on hold. While some bears hibernate all winter in a soothing slumber, others must dig in their claws and struggle against fate. This masterful debut is a subdued celebration of the power of human determination. Battsooj Uurtsaikh excels in his first major role.
Vojtěch Kočárník
98 min / Color, DCP
Director Zoljargal Purevdash
/ Screenplay Zoljargal Purevdash
/ Dir. of Photography Davaanyam Delgerjargal
/ Music Johanni Curtet
/ Sound Philippe Grivel
/ Editor Alexandra Strauss
/ Producer Zoljargal Purevdash
/ Production Amygdala Films
/ Coproduction Urban Factory
/ Cast Battsooj Uurtsaikh, Nominjiguur Tsend, Tuguldur Batsaikhan, Batmandakh Batchuluun
/ Sales Urban Sales
Zoljargal Purevdash (Mongolia). Filmography: Stairs (2020, short), Yellow Bus (2022, short), If Only I Could Hibernate (Baavgai bolohson, 2023).
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