If Only I Could Hibernate

Please note this screening is part of Woodbridge Film Society's 2024/2025 Season and therefore not open to the public. You can read more about the Film Society and how to join here

Ulzii, a teenager from a poor neighbourhood in Ulaanbaatar, is determined to win a physics competition to get a scholarship. His illiterate mother finds a job in the countryside, leaving him and his younger brother and sister in the middle of winter.

Ulzii needs to find ways to keep their yurt warm and look after his siblings while preparing for the national competition.

If Only I Could Hibernate is the first Mongolian film to ever play in the official selection at Festival de Cannes.

Programme Type: Film

Strand Type: WFS

Director: Zoljargal Purevdash

Cast: Battsooj Uurtsaikh, Nominjiguur Tsend, Tuguldur

Certificate: 12A

Running Time: 99 minutes

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Monday 2 Jun

19:45