If only I could hibernate / Baavgai Bolohson
Μογγολία-Γαλλία-Ελβετία-Κατάρ / Mongolia-France-Switzerland-Qatar, 98′, 2023
age recommendation: 14+
A poor but prideful teenager, Ulzii, lives in the yurt area of Ulaanbaatar with his family. He is a physics genius and is determined to win a science competition to earn a scholarship. When his mother finds a job in the countryside, she leaves him and his younger siblings to face a harsh winter by themselves. Ulzii will have to take a risky job to look after them all and keep his home heated.
Zoljargal Purevdash
She is a Mongolian filmmaker who studied filmmaking at the University of Obirin in Japan. Her short films were screened at Tampere Film Festival, Short Shorts Film Festival Asia, Open Doors Locarno Film Festival, etc. In 2021, her short film Stairs won the first prize at the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival and entered the 94th Oscars Award. She is an alumnus of Talents Tokyo, Asian Film Academy, Locarno Open Doors, Torino Film Lab, and Berlinale Talents. If only I could hibernate is her first feature film.
Cast & Crew
- direction: Zoljargal Purevdash
- screenplay: Zoljargal Purevdash
- cinematography: Davaanyam Delgerjargal
- editing: Alexandra Strauss
- music: Johanni Curtet
- sound: Zendmene-Erdene Ichinnorov, Philippe Grivel
- cast: Battsooj Uurtsaikh, Nominjiguur Tsend, Tuguldur Batsaikhan, Batmandakh Batchuluun, Ganchimeg Sandagdorj
- producer: Frédéric Corvez, Maéva Savinien, Zoljargal Purevdash
- production company: Urban Factory, Amygdala Films
- original language: Μογγολικά / Mongolian
Filmography
- Yellow bus (2022)
- Naked bulb (2021)
- Stairs (2020)
- Outliers (2017)
English 
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