SNOW IN SEPTEMBER
Drama | Running Time: 20 minutes
2021 / Other
Country: Mongolia and France
Directed by: Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
Arab Premiere
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A scriptwriter and director. With a BA in film direction, she teaches at the Mongolian School of Film, Radio and Television, as well as the Institute of Cinematography. She also has a degree in screenwriting from FAMU (Prague) and KinoEyes Masters (Lisbon). Her last short, “Mountain Cat” (2020) was screened at Cannes. 
ProducerKatia Khazak, Charlotte Vincent
CastSukhbat Munkhbaatar, Nomin-Erdene Ariunbyamba, Enkhgerel Baasanjav, Odgerel Bat-Orshikh
ScriptwriterLkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
Winner of both the best short film in the Orizzonti section in Venice and best international short film in Toronto, Snow in September is a restrained drama about a Mongolian teenage boy (Sukhbat Munkhbaatar) who has teasing conversations with his classmate about love and manga images of women. When he meets an older woman who claims to be a friend of his mother’s, Davka realises his ideas of relationships and intimacy are about to change.