Snow in September (2022)

Original title

Есдүгээр сарын цас

Directed by

Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir

Genre

drama

Country

Mongolia, France

Runtime

20 min

Rated

TP

Rating

4.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy in Ulaanbaatar meets a woman who says she is a friend of his mother. The encounter makes him rethink how he sees closeness with other people.

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What happens

Snow in September (Mongolian: 9-р Сарын Цас) is a Mongolian/French short drama film, directed by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir and released in 2022. The film stars Sukhbat Munkhbaatar as Davka, a teenager in Ulaanbaatar who must change his views of intimacy and relationships when he meets a woman (Enkhgerel Baasanjav) who claims to be a friend of his mother's. The film premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, where it was the winner of the Orizzonti award for Best Short Film. It was subsequently screened at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best International Short Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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