If Only I Could Hibernate

If Only I Could Hibernate (2024)

Баавгай болохсон

Ulzii, a teenager from a poor neighborhood in Ulaanbaatar, is determined to win a sciences-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.

Date of release
2024-01-10
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (18)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
Director
Zoljargal Purevdash

Casting

Interesting facts

If Only I Could Hibernate is 2023 drama film written and directed by Zoljargal Purevdash in her directorial debut.

Production

If Only I Could Hibernate was written and directed by Zoljargal Purevdash with the Mongolian actor Battsooj Uurtsaikh as the lead actor in the role of Ulzii. It is Purevdash's first feature film; she herself grew up in the yurt district of Ulaanbaatar.

In 2023, If Only I Could Hibernate was the first Mongolian film to play in Official Selection at Cannes Film Festival, at the Un Certain Regard section. It is a co-production between Zoljargal Purevdash's Mongolian production house Amygdala Films and Paris-based Urban Factory, headed by producers Frédéric Corvez and Maeva Savinien.

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