If Only I Could Hibernate

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.

Cast

Battsooj Uurtsaikh

Battsooj Uurtsaikh

as Ulzii

Nominjiguur Tsend

Nominjiguur Tsend

as Tungaa

Tuguldur Batsaikhan

Tuguldur Batsaikhan

as Erkhemee

Batmandakh Batchuluun

Batmandakh Batchuluun

as Garig

Ganchimeg Sandagdorj

Ganchimeg Sandagdorj

as Mother

Batsaikhan Battulga

Batsaikhan Battulga

as Sharka

Urnukhbayar Battogtokh

Urnukhbayar Battogtokh

as Monkhoo

Purevdulam Natsagbadam

Purevdulam Natsagbadam

as Maralaa

Davaasamba Sharav

Davaasamba Sharav

as Neighbour Old Man

Sukhee Lodonchuluun

Sukhee Lodonchuluun

as Neighbour Old Woman

Reviews

CinemaSerf

In a city well lit and dotted with numerous hilltop communication masts, we meet the young "Ulzii" (Battsooj Uurtsaikh) who is living quite a contrasting existence with his mother and three siblings in a yurt than has an one-ring electric cooker and a coal burning stove. He is a gifted physics stude...

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