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City of Wind

Сэр сэр салхи

2023 · 104 min · Drama

A studious seventeen-year-old who moonlights as a young shaman in modern Ulaanbaatar has his carefully ordered world upended when he falls for a free-spirited girl, and another way of living beckons. A sensitive coming-of-age drama.

Why it’s here

This coming-of-age film joins a teenage shaman’s spiritual obligations to school, desire, and the pressures of modern Ulaanbaatar with unusual visual and emotional control.

Runtime
104 min
Genre
Drama
Mood
thoughtful
Entry
some context
Best for
character-driven drama
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Part of 10 Essential Films from Mongolia

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