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.
Zoljargal Purevdash
Maéva Savinien
Frédéric Corvez
Zoljargal Purevdash
Zoljargal Purevdash
Davaanyam Delgerjargal
Battsooj Uurtsaikh
Ulzii
Nominjiguur Tsend
Tungaa
Tuguldur Batsaikhan
Erkhemee
Batmandakh Batchuluun
Garig
Ganchimeg Sandagdorj
Mother
Batsaikhan Battulga
Sharka
Urnukhbayar Battogtokh
Monkhoo
Purevdulam Natsagbadam
Maralaa
Davaasamba Sharav
Neighbour Old Man
Sukhee Lodonchuluun
Neighbour Old Woman
Batzorig Sukhbaatar
Bilegt Teacher
Khuslen Naranbaatar
Tungaa's Friend
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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 stude...
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