Snow Leopard Competition
If Only I Could Hibernate
Баавгай болохсон
Mongolia’s Submission for the 97th Academy Awards®
Synopsis:
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.
Schedule
Nov 17, 2024 | 09:00 PM
Director
Zoljargal Purevdash
Zoljargal Purevdas 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, and Open Doors Locarno Film Festival. 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. Her first feature film If Only I Could Hibernate was officially selected for the Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival.
Credits
Director:
Zoljargal Purevdas
Frédéric Corvez
Producer:
Maeva Savinien
Cinematography:
Davaanyam Delgerjargal
Editing:
Alexandra Strauss
Cast:
Battsooj Uurtsaikh
Nominjiguur Tsend
Tuguldur Batsaikhan
Screenwriters:
Zoljargal Purevdas
Zoljargal Purevdas
Batmandakh Batchuluun
Sound:
Zendmene-Erdene Ichinnorov
99 min | Drama | 2023 | Mongolia, France, Switzerland, Qatar | Mongolian | English Subs
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