“We hope that more global players will choose Mongolia as a filming destination due to our cash rebate incentives for international projects. When I was developing the film, people would ask: ‘Can you describe it in just one word?’ To me, it was ‘hope.’ ”Īssociate producer Maéva Savinen says, “You can really feel it’s inspired by her own experience.” According to Mongolian National Film Council’s head of international relations and cooperation department, Nomin-Erdene Gereltuya, the film can also serve as a “great introduction” to Mongolian actors and crews. These kids always hope they can achieve better things. “When I started this project, I was so angry. I wanted to tell this story honestly and look at some of these pointless efforts - also when it comes to air pollution. “It wasn’t my intention to bring more tourists to Mongolia. Instead of exoticizing her country, even though she is referencing local traditions, Purevdash decided to work with children from the same district and stay close to reality. I wanted to ask: ‘What can we do?’ Because we need to do something.” That was my reason behind making this film. It’s learning how to manage your finances, it’s sex ed.
“Education is not just about math and physics. In her film - echoing “Good Will Hunting,” which famously saw Matt Damon as a prodigy from South Boston - Ulzii also starts to understand he can change his family’s future. But my friends are stuck in the same vicious circle.” I came back, because all the stories I wanted to tell are right here. Now, I speak three languages and I am able to take care of myself.
I am speaking from personal experience, because I went to the best high school and got a scholarship to study in Japan. “Every child should be granted that chance. Not just in Mongolia,” says the director, who also grew up in the yurt district, raised by a single mom.
“The greatest solution to poverty is education.
But after his alcoholic mother leaves for the countryside, he and his younger siblings have to survive the winter. He’s a physics genius who has secured a university scholarship. “If Only I Could Hibernate” tells the story of a teenage boy, Ulizii, who lives in the yurt area of Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar. When you start supporting local producers and then you end up in Cannes, it’s a very good sign,” notes Urban Factory’s Frédéric Corvez. “It’s still not that easy to co-produce with Mongolia, but there is finally a new fund in place for these films.
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