If Only I Could Hibernate
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.
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Cast
40 people
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 / Woodcutter
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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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Harvest Moon
Veins of the World
Sukhee Lodonchuluun
Neighbour Old Woman
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Batzorig Sukhbaatar
Bilegt Teacher
Khuslen Naranbaatar
Tungaa's Friend
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Zoljargal Purevdash Director · Davaanyam Delgerjargal Cinematographer Alexandra Strauss Editor
United States release April 12, 2024 · Produced in France, Mongolia, Qatar, Switzerland · Production Urban Factory, New Mongol Academy
Production
Amygdala Films
Production
Urban Factory
Production
New Mongol Academy
Production
France · Mongolia · Qatar · Switzerland
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Languages
Original title
Баавгай болохсон
Original language
Mongolian
Spoken on screen
Mongolian
Release dates
France · May 21, 2023
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · January 10, 2024
Theatrical
United States · April 12, 2024
Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival
Canada
March 24, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival of Ottawa
China
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
June 30, 2023 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
March 30, 2024 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
India
October 28, 2023 · Premiere · Jio MAMI Film Festival
March 27, 2024 · Premiere · Cinévesture International Film Festival
Indonesia
October 27, 2023 · Premiere · Jakarta Film Week
November 17, 2023 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema Week
Italy
March 14, 2024 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 5, 2023 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
July 20, 2024 · Premiere · Asian Summer Film Festival
May 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 3, 2024 · Premiere · Asiatiska Film Festivalen
Taiwan
April 26, 2024 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · World Film Festival Bangkok
Türkiye
April 27, 2025 · TV · TV'de İlk | 21:30 | TRT 2
United Kingdom
April 19, 2024 · Theatrical
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