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Öndög (2019)

Öndög poster
Directed by
Wang Quan'an
Genre
drama film
Country
Mongolia
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A herder in Mongolia is asked to guard a crime scene on the open steppe. The film follows her long watch in a vast and isolated landscape.

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What happens

Öndög is a 2019 Mongolian drama film directed by Wang Quan'an. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. It won the Grand Prix at Film Fest Gent, as well as the Golden Spike for Best Picture at the Valladolid International Film Festival. It follows the story of a herder who is asked to guard a crime scene in Mongolia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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