Ze is a timid 17-year-old shaman. He studies hard at school to succeed in the cold, callous society of modern Mongolia, while communing with his ancestral spirit to help those in his community.
But when Ze encounters Maralaa, his senses are awakened
and another reality manifests.
But when Ze encounters Maralaa, his senses are awakened
and another reality manifests.
Director
Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir is a Mongolian scriptwriter and director, born in 1989.
Lkhagvadulam graduated from Dokuz Eylul University (Turkey) with a BA in film direction and interned at the Mongolian National Broadcaster. She also completed an academic certificate in screenwriting from FAMU (Czech Republic) in 2015. Alongside this, she also studied an MA in screenwriting at KinoEyes European Filmmaking Masters (Portugal). Furthermore, she taught History of Film and Film Direction classes at the Mongolian School of Film, Radio, and Television.
She has directed few short films including “Mountain Cat” (2020), selected among others at the Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Busan Film Festival and “Snow in September” (2022) which has won the Golden Lion for Best Short Film at the Venice Film Festival (Orizzonti) before winning the IMDB Short Cuts Award for Best Short Film at the Toronto Film Festival. “City of Wind” is her first feature film.
Lkhagvadulam graduated from Dokuz Eylul University (Turkey) with a BA in film direction and interned at the Mongolian National Broadcaster. She also completed an academic certificate in screenwriting from FAMU (Czech Republic) in 2015. Alongside this, she also studied an MA in screenwriting at KinoEyes European Filmmaking Masters (Portugal). Furthermore, she taught History of Film and Film Direction classes at the Mongolian School of Film, Radio, and Television.
She has directed few short films including “Mountain Cat” (2020), selected among others at the Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Busan Film Festival and “Snow in September” (2022) which has won the Golden Lion for Best Short Film at the Venice Film Festival (Orizzonti) before winning the IMDB Short Cuts Award for Best Short Film at the Toronto Film Festival. “City of Wind” is her first feature film.
Cast & crew
Cast
Tergel Bold-Erdene
Nomin-Erdene Ariunbyamba
Producers
Aurora Films (Return to Seoul, Angry Annie)
Guru Media
Uma Pedra no Sapato (Miguel Gomes’ films)
Volya Films (A Land Imagined)
27 Films Production
VOO by mobinet
Festivals and awards
- VENICE 2023 BEST ACTOR AWARD - HORIZONS COMPETITION
- ASIAN FILM AWARDS - WINNER BEST NEWCOMER TERGEL BOLD-ERDENE
- TIFF - CENTREPIECE SECTION
- BUSAN IFF
- OSAKA ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL - WINNER GRAND PRIX
- MARRAKECH IFF
“Cinematically invigorating. Can be whiplash-inducing. A powerful central performance by Bold-Erdene. It’s hard to look away from him.”
"Modern and ancient Mongolia meet in a striking, poignant youth drama. A wise, precise, confident debut."
"Remarkably-assured and highly accomplished debut feature from Mongolia. Fresh-faced Bold-Erdene is a real find who naturalistically conveys Ze’s identity crisis."
