In a vast desert area somewhere at the border between Mongolia and China, Hungai lives together with his wife and child. Dutifully, Hungai plants little trees in the desert. After his wife embarks on a long trip to a hospital in the capital Ulaanbaatar to have their sick son examined, Hungai starts to drink out of loneliness. One day, a North Korean fugitive and her son ask for shelter in his home.
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Cast
16 people
Bat-Ulzii Osor
Hangai
Also in
366th day
Spy Dad
Dong-ho Shin
Chang-ho
Guillaume de Seille
Zhang Lu
Suh Jung
Choi Soon-hee
Known for
The Isle
Peppermint Candy
Bat-Ulzii
Hangai / Husband
Eun Soo Lee
Bakchul
Badumsurung
No other roles listed
Bayasgalan Jadamba
Also in
Trapped Abroad
Bayasgalan
Sarnai / Wife
Enkhtuul Oidovjamts
Also in
Warm Ashes
The Sales Girl
Enkhtuul
Oyona
Zhang Lu Director · Kim Sung-tai Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $33K · United States release April 15, 2009 · Produced in France, Mongolia, South Korea
Box office
Worldwide gross
$33,377
Production
G21M
Production
Arizona Films
Production
CNC
Production
Korean Film Council
Production
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
France · Mongolia · South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
경계
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean · Mongolian
Release dates
Germany · February 15, 2007
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
South Korea · November 8, 2007
Theatrical
United States · April 15, 2009
France
February 27, 2008 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 20, 2007 · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hungary
September 11, 2011 · TV premiere
Spain
April 27, 2007 · Barcelona Asian Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 20, 2007 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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