If Only I Could Hibernate (12A) at South Hill Park
Wed, 11 Sept
|Bracknell
A teenage boy attempts to study his way out of poverty in this assured debut from Mongolia - SCREEN DAILY
Time & Location
11 Sept 2024, 19:30
Bracknell, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA, UK
About the Event
Directed by Zoljargal Purevdash | Drama | 98 mins | Mongolia | 2023 | Mongolian with subtitles
Battsooj Uurtsaikh, Batzorig Sukhbaatar, Ganchimeg Sandagdorj
Ulzii, a teenager from a poor neighbourhood in Ulaanbaatar, is left to care for his siblings in the dead of winter when his mother finds a job in the countryside. Ulzii needs to find ways to keep their yurt warm and look after his siblings while preparing for a national physics competition.
[The film] brings an earthy, lived-in authenticity to a premise that, in other hands, could feel like a piece of ethnographic voyeurism. GUARDIAN