Chapter 1: SLEEPLESS
Chapter 2: REPEAT UNTIL DEATH
A Mongolian coal miner takes his ill daughter from the heavily polluted city into the wilderness to see the shaman. Upon finding a new home with the shaman’s nomadic tribe and their reindeer, they discover that this world too, is affected.
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Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar is the world’s most polluted capital.
Every winter, as many as 220,000 households burn coal to stay warm. When families can’t afford coal they sometimes burn tyres and other scraps. Air pollution often reaches several times that of Beijing or Delhi, and it can reach up to 133x times the level that the World Health Organisation (WHO) deems safe. The hospitals are packed every winter, as thousands of children fall sick. Respiratory infections have increased at a rate of 270% over the last decade and children living in the city have a 40% lower lung function than those living in rural areas, according to UNICEF.
Harsh winters have killed millions of livestock, forcing rural herders to the capital for work. In 2004, almost 7,000 people moved from rural areas to the city, since then as many as 45,000 have moved to the capital annually. Mot reside in the Ger district, an area officials say accounts for 80% of the city’s air pollution. Since there is no access to clean energy, people turn to coal to stay warm.
The Tsaatan, Mongolia’s reindeer herders, are amongst these nomads forced to retreat from the wild. An ever-changing climate weakens their animals and threatens an entire culture with extinction. Today, only 40 Tsaatan families remain.
Behind The Scenes
Credits
Music Artist | NOVO AMOR |
Record Label | ALL POINTS |
CAST | |
Nergui (Father) | YALALT NAMSRAI |
Altan (Daughter) | MUNKHJIN BAYANMUNKH |
Shaman | GANBAT SANDAG |
Man with Reindeer | OCHIRBAT JAMBALDORJ |
Nergui’s Brother | BAYANMUNKH ERDENEBAATAR |
Tsaatan People | PUREVEE JAMBALDORJ |
MUNKHTSETSEG NYAMJAV | |
BUYANTOGTOKH SANDAG | |
TSETSEG JAMBALDORJ | |
SUREN EREGZEL | |
BATTULGA KHURELGALDAN | |
MAMA MUNKHUU |
Writers/Directors | JORIK DOZY |
SIL VAN DER WOERD | |
Producer | SEAN LIN |
Cinematographer | NICHOLAS CHIN |
Line Producer | BYAMBADORJ ALTHANKHUYAG |
Unit Production Manager | MIYEGOMBO ALEXANDER |
Production Coordinator | BUJINLKHAM MYAGMARJAV |
AC/BTS | SKAISTE KAZRAGYTE |
Editorial | JORIK DOZY |
SIL VAN DER WOERD | |
Colorist | KEIDRYCH WASLEY |
Visual Effects | ALEX SCOLLAY |
HORIA TRANDAFIR | |
KHET YEE SANG | |
GORAN KOCOV | |
JORIK DOZY | |
NICHOLAS CAILLIER | |
Sound Design | SELLE SELLINK |
Cook | ANKHBAYAR BORKHUU |
Drivers | SANSAR KHAISVAI |
LKHAGVADORJ LODONSHARAV | |
Special Thanks | LEIRE ZABALA ARRIETA |
Music Artist | NOVO AMOR |
Record Label | ALL POINTS |
Writers/Directors | JORIK DOZY |
SIL VAN DER WOERD | |
Producer | SEAN LIN |
Cinematographer | NICHOLAS CHIN |
Line Producer | BYAMBADORJ ALTHANKHUYAG |
Unit Production Manager | MIYEGOMBO ALEXANDER |
Production Coordinator | BUJINLKHAM MYAGMARJAV |
AC/BTS | SKAISTE KAZRAGYTE |
Editorial | JORIK DOZY |
SIL VAN DER WOERD | |
Colorist | KEIDRYCH WASLEY |
Visual Effects | ALEX SCOLLAY |
HORIA TRANDAFIR | |
KHET YEE SANG | |
GORAN KOCOV | |
JORIK DOZY | |
NICHOLAS CAILLIER | |
Sound Design | SELLE SELLINK |
Cook | ANKHBAYAR BORKHUU |
Drivers | SANSAR KHAISVAI |
LKHAGVADORJ LODONSHARAV | |
Special Thanks | LEIRE ZABALA ARRIETA |
Nergui (Father) | YALALT NAMSRAI |
Altan (Daughter) | MUNKHJIN BAYANMUNKH |
Shaman | GANBAT SANDAG |
Man with Reindeer | OCHIRBAT JAMBALDORJ |
Nergui’s Brother | BAYANMUNKH ERDENEBAATAR |
Tsaatan People | PUREVEE JAMBALDORJ |
MUNKHTSETSEG NYAMJAV | |
BUYANTOGTOKH SANDAG | |
TSETSEG JAMBALDORJ | |
SUREN EREGZEL | |
BATTULGA KHURELGALDAN | |
MAMA MUNKHUU |