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A poor but prideful teenager is determined to win a Physics contest for a scholarship, but his illiterate mother leaves him with his siblings in the middle of winter. He tries to keep his siblings warm while preparing for the competition.
A poor but prideful teenager, Ulzii, lives in the yurt area of Ulaanbaatar with his mother and siblings. He is a physics genius and is determined to win a science competition to earn a scholarship. When his illiterate mother finds a job in the countryside, she leaves him and his younger siblings to face a harsh winter alone and he needs to find a job to look after them all.

Credits

Director
Zoljargal Purevdash
Screenwriter
Zoljargal Purevdash
Producer
Zoljargal Purevdash , Frédéric Corvez, Maéva Savinien
Production Company
Amygdala Films & Urban Factory
Sales Company
Urban Sales
Cast
Ulzii, Battsooj Uurtsaih Erkhemee, Tuguldur Batsaikhan Tungaa, Nominjiguur Tsend

About the Director

Zoljargal Purevdash
Zoljargal Purevdash is a Mongolian filmmaker who studied filmmaking in Japan. Her short films were screened at Locarno Film Festival, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, etc. Recently, 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 and the Asian Film Academy. She just picture-loc
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