Öndög
Competition 2019
MNG 2019
by: Wang Quan’an
Dulamjav Enkhtaivan
Öndög
Competition 2019
MNG 2019
by: Wang Quan’an
Dulamjav Enkhtaivan
Öndög
Competition 2019
MNG 2019
by: Wang Quan’an
Dulamjav Enkhtaivan, Gangtemuer Arild
Öndög
Competition 2019
MNG 2019
by: Wang Quan’an
Dulamjav Enkhtaivan
Öndög
Competition 2019
MNG 2019
by: Wang Quan’an
Dulamjav Enkhtaivan
Öndög
Competition 2019
MNG 2019
by: Wang Quan’an
Dulamjav Enkhtaivan
Öndög
Competition 2019
MNG 2019
by: Wang Quan’an
Feb 8, 2019Aymerick Pilarski, Dulamjav Enkhtaivan, Wang Quan’an, Norovsambuu Batmunkh
The cinematographer, the female lead, the director and the male protagonist at the Photo Call.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019Wang Quan’an
The director at the Photo Call.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019Norovsambuu Batmunkh
The film's protagonist at the Photo Call.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019Dulamjav Enkhtaivan
The film's protagonist at the Photo Call.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019Aymerick Pilarski
The cinematographer at the Photo Call.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019Aymerick Pilarski, Wang Quan’an, Dulamjav Enkhtaivan, Norovsambuu Batmunkh
The film team during the Press Conference.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019Wang Quan'an
The director during the Press Conference.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019Norovsambuu Batmunkh, Dieter Kosslick, Dulamjav Enkhtaivan, Wang Quan'an, Aymerick Pilarski
The film team and the Festival Director with guests at the premiere of the film.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019Aymerick Pilarski, Wang Quan'an
The cinematographer and the director answering the journalist's questions on the Red Carpet.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019Wang Quan'an, Dulamjav Enkhtaivan
The director walking the Red Carpet with his cast.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019At the premiere of Öndög
Guests at the premiere on the Red Carpet.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019Wang Quan'an
The director signing his portrait at his film's premiere.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019Dulamjav Enkhtaivan
The actress during the signing of her portrait in the Berlinale Palast.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019Norovsambuu Batmunkh
The main actor at the premiere of the film.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019Dieter Kosslick, Wang Quan'an, Dulamjav Enkhtaivan
The Festvial Director with the film's director and the protagonist during the premiere at the Berlinale Palast.
Competition – Öndög
Feb 8, 2019Norovsambuu Batmunkh
The main actor at the premiere of the film.
Competition – Öndög
Aymerick Pilarski (Cinematography), Wang Quan’an (Director, Screenwriter), Dulamjav Enkhtaivan (Actress), Norovsambuu Batmunkh (Actor)
Moderation: Anatol Weber
A naked woman is found murdered in the Mongolian steppe. Overnight, a young and inexperienced policeman has to secure the crime scene. Since he is not familiar with the dangers on site, a local herder is sent to guard him and the body. This resolute woman in her mid-thirties knows how to handle a rifle – and how to scare away wolves. She lights a fire against the cold. Alcohol also helps them to stay warm. At her instigation, the two get closer to each other. The next morning, they will go their separate ways.
At the centre of this film is a tenacious woman in the uninhabited expanse of the steppe. This otherwise self-sufficient herder, known to everyone as ‘dinosaur’, only tolerates her caring neighbour when there is a problem with her herd. Anything that goes beyond that, she brusquely rejects. As for herself and her future, she has her very own plan, one which is related to the lonely landscape and its myths. The setting of this film is far more than just a backdrop; rather, its own singular reality seeps into the narrative. The story itself is full of comic moments and surprising twists and turns; it also handles existential themes in a beautifully casual fashion.
by
Wang Quan'an
Mongolia 2019
Mongolian
100’ · Colour
World premiere
Dulamjav Enkhtaivan (Herdswoman)Aorigeletu (Herdsman)Norovsambuu Batmunkh (Young Policeman)Gangtemuer Arild (Chief of Police)
The Chinese screenwriter and director graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1991. His debut film, Yue Shi (Lunar Eclipse), screened in the Berlinale Forum in 2002; two years later, Jingzhe (The Story Of Er Mei) screened in Panorama. His third feature film, Tu ya de hun shi (Tuya’s Marriage) won the Golden Bear for Best Film in 2007. His drama Tuan Yuan (Apart Together) was the Berlinale’s opening film in 2010 when it won the Silver Bear for Best Script; Bai lu yuan (White Deer Plain) screened in the 2012 Competition. He was a member of the International Jury in 2017.
Filmography1999 Yue shi (Lunar Eclipse) 2004 Jingzhe (The Story of Ermei) 2007 Tu ya de hun shi (Tuya's Marriage) 2009 Fang zhi gu niang (Weaving Girl) 2010 Tuan yuan (Apart Together) 2012 Bai lu yuan (White Deer Plain) 2019 Öndög
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2019
New Theatre Union
Arclight Filmswww.arclightfilms.com