Feature film
Heaven's Will
Тэнгэрийн сахил
Choymbolyn Jumdaan · 1991
Synopsis
In Mongolia at the end of the nineteenth century, two sisters and their brother are separated in childhood; their father, a painter, dies after hanging protective amulets around their necks. Years later, the brother falls in love with a young woman, who recognises the amulet he wears: they are brother and sister. To atone, both accept a life of privation; he sets off to look for water in the Gobi, and she becomes a nun.
Context
The screenplay is written by D. Turbat and the director; the cinematography is by J. Binder, son of one of the pioneers of camerawork and directing in the country, and the music by B. Sharav. B. Erdenetsetseg, Kh. Ochirbat, A. Soninsaikhan and O. Oyun play the main roles. The film, in colour and on 35 mm, runs eighty-five minutes; it was presented in France under its English title.
Who it is for
A feature film in Mongolian, of a little under an hour and a half, shown in France with subtitles.
Prizes and reception
Selected in the official competition at the Three Continents Festival in Nantes, in 1991.