Out of Paradise (2018)

Directed by

Batbayar Chogsom

Genre

drama film

Country

Mongolia, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A traditional Mongolian couple travels from the steppe to the capital city Ulaanbaatar to get a professional C-section for their first child. Along the way they face obstacles and challenges that test their resilience and bond.

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What happens

Out of Paradise is a 2018 Swiss-Mongolian drama film directed and written by Batbayar Chogsom. It portrays a traditional Mongolian couple and their struggle to get a professional C-section and secure delivery of their first child. The film can be considered a road movie because the couple travels from their home in the Mongolian Steppe to Mongolia's capital city Ulaanbaatar, where they face challenges. The film won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film at the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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