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If Only I Could Hibernate( 2024)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Battsooj Uurtsaikh

      Ulzii

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      Nominjiguur Tsend

      Tungaa

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      Tuguldur Batsaikhan

      Erkhemee

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      Batmandakh Batchuluun

      Garig

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      Ganchimeg Sandagdorj

      Mother

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      Batsaikhan Battulga

      Sharka

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      Urnukhbayar Battogtokh

      Monkhoo

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      Purevdulam Natsagbadam

      Maralaa

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      Davaasamba Sharav

      Neighbour Old Man

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      Sukhee Lodonchuluun

      Neighbour Old Woman

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      Batzorig Sukhbaatar

      Bilegt Teacher

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      Khuslen Naranbaatar

      Tungaa's Friend

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      Munkhjargal Nyamdavaa

      Tsend

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      Anand Ariuntugs

      Tsend's Son

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      Enkhnaran Ganzorig

      Sharka's Girlfriend

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      Tsegtsbold Erkhemsaikhan

      Gamer Boy

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      Taivanbat Alexandar

      Gamer Boy

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      Bavuudorj Radnaa

      Bavuudorj Teacher

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      Altangerel Dorj

      Olympiad Teacher

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Apr 20 2024
    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 student whose teacher (Batzorig Sukhbaatar) is trying to coax him to enter a competition and focus more on his studies, but it's increasingly clear that this young man is very much the breadwinner. His recently widowed mother reverts to the bottle when things get tough and yearns to return to the rural, h...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • mongolia
    • coming of age
    • sport competition
    • science