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PG15

TO KILL A MONGOLIAN HORSE

Genre
Drama
Running time
98 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Mongolian and Mandarin
Subtitle
English and Arabic
Country
Malaysia, Hong Kong, United States of America (USA), South Korea, Japan and Thailand
Director
Xiaoxuan Jiang
Bio
Producer
Zhulin Mo
Cast
Saina , Undus , Qilemuge , Tonggalag , Qinartu
Scriptwriter
Xiaoxuan Jiang

SHOWTIME

Sat 07. Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 1
5:00 PM - 6:43 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Mon 09. Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 4
7:00 PM - 8:43 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Fri 13. Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 2
4:45 PM - 6:28 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Saina’s father never taught him to ride: he simply put him on the back of a horse, a Mongolian herdsman’s natural habitat. Saina now earns his living performing spectacular tricks in equestrian shows for tourists, trying to make enough money to cover his father’s gambling debts as well as support his little son. His true vocation, however, is caring for his sheep and horses on the grasslands that stretch as far as the eye can see - a way of life under threat from climate change, encroaching poverty and profiteering mining companies. A moving, superbly shot portrait of a man clinging to the things that make that life worthwhile: the endless sky, the silence, his herdsman’s heritage and his beloved horses.

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