The wide open plains of the Mongolian steppe provide the impressive backdrop for Batbayar Chogsom’s latest drama that hinges on a sapphic love story and an act of violence and which, in its best moments, has the spare feeling of a western. Naran (Urtnasan Erdenebayar) and Saran (Erdenetsetseg Enkhbayar), who have left the city behind for reasons that are gradually revealed, posing as sisters although their relationship is far more intimate. A prologue of sorts, however, indicates that problems lie on the horizon and soon Zorig (Samdanpurev Oyunsambuu), a detective from the city has arrived and becomes an increasingly frequent visitor as he conducts a hunt for a missing man.
The lesbian relationship is unusual for a Mongolian film and Batbayar tackles it sensitively and with a warmth that initially makes the pair's home feel like a sanctuary. There’s a strong sense of connection between Erdenebayar and Enkhbayar that serves.
The lesbian relationship is unusual for a Mongolian film and Batbayar tackles it sensitively and with a warmth that initially makes the pair's home feel like a sanctuary. There’s a strong sense of connection between Erdenebayar and Enkhbayar that serves.
- 12/1/2023
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Batbayar Chogsom was born and raised in Ulaanbaatar. He went to study Social and Cultural Anthropology and Political Science at the University of Zurich, and upon his graduation, he worked for a while in the Swiss National Museum. It is when he became a father that he felt he could do something different in his life, so he went to Mongolia to make his first feature film “Out Of Paradise” (2018): “Surprisingly it was awarded Best Film at the Shanghai International Film Festival”, adds the helmer, concluding: “That was the beginning of my journey”.
Five years after his awarded debut drama, Batbayar is in Tallinn to present his film “White Flag” to the international audience in the Official Competition segment of the festival. Keen on finding out his reasons to make an Lgtbq+ film set up in the yurt settlement in Mongolia's countryside, Amp sat down with the director to inquire about the details.
Five years after his awarded debut drama, Batbayar is in Tallinn to present his film “White Flag” to the international audience in the Official Competition segment of the festival. Keen on finding out his reasons to make an Lgtbq+ film set up in the yurt settlement in Mongolia's countryside, Amp sat down with the director to inquire about the details.
- 11/24/2023
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
This year, only six Asian films (in the most broad geographical sense) out of 20 titles competed in the Official Competition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. If there is one among them that stood out in quality, that's Batbayar Chogsom's sophomore drama “White Flag”, set up in the breathtaking vast Mongolian steppe surrounded by dramatic, naked mountains.
“White Flag” is screening at Tallinn Black Nights
Batbayar gained international attention with his debut “Out Of Paradise” (2018) that brought him Best Film Awards at the Shanghai International Film Festival, something that he still calls “quite unexpected”. It took five years for the Swiss-Mongolian helmer to make his second movie, mainly due to a couple of unsuccessful attempts to get funding for other projects he wanted to shoot in Switzerland. When fighting for financing proved futile, Batbayar decided to turn his gaze to his native country yet again, and he returned to Mongolia to make another independent,...
“White Flag” is screening at Tallinn Black Nights
Batbayar gained international attention with his debut “Out Of Paradise” (2018) that brought him Best Film Awards at the Shanghai International Film Festival, something that he still calls “quite unexpected”. It took five years for the Swiss-Mongolian helmer to make his second movie, mainly due to a couple of unsuccessful attempts to get funding for other projects he wanted to shoot in Switzerland. When fighting for financing proved futile, Batbayar decided to turn his gaze to his native country yet again, and he returned to Mongolia to make another independent,...
- 11/23/2023
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
New titles include Boaz Yakin’s US feature ‘Once Again (for the very first time)’.
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Poff) has completed the lineup of its official selection competition, adding a further 16 films to the four announced last month.
Of the 16 new titles, 11 are world premieres, with the other five arriving as international premieres.
Scroll down for the full official selection competition
The world premieres include Boaz Yakin’s US film Once Again (for the very first time), which blends surrealism, drama, rap, dance and music as a dancer and poet reflect on their lives and past relationship. Yakin...
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Poff) has completed the lineup of its official selection competition, adding a further 16 films to the four announced last month.
Of the 16 new titles, 11 are world premieres, with the other five arriving as international premieres.
Scroll down for the full official selection competition
The world premieres include Boaz Yakin’s US film Once Again (for the very first time), which blends surrealism, drama, rap, dance and music as a dancer and poet reflect on their lives and past relationship. Yakin...
- 10/13/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – It’s week two of Season Eight of Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (Apuc) and the theme is “collaboration.” The three films screened this week all have co-production credits from outside countries. On Tuesday, March 19th, 2019, the Mongolia/Switzerland co-op is “Out of Paradise,” a basic country mouse in the city tale with extreme twists. Director Batbayar Chogsom will appear on behalf of the film at AMC River East 21 in the city. For more details and tickets, click here.
The film is a wild journey, beginning with the simplicity of a Mongolian “steppe,” the nomadic home of a native married couple expected a child. When the wife finds she needs a Caesarian procedure, her and her husband travel to the big city (Ulaanbaatar) to get it done. When a payment is due, the husband goes out into the night and lives an adventure to procure the necessary funds. The...
The film is a wild journey, beginning with the simplicity of a Mongolian “steppe,” the nomadic home of a native married couple expected a child. When the wife finds she needs a Caesarian procedure, her and her husband travel to the big city (Ulaanbaatar) to get it done. When a payment is due, the husband goes out into the night and lives an adventure to procure the necessary funds. The...
- 3/19/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The drama about a couple in need of a caesarean section then closed the event.
Swiss-Mongolian drama Out Of Paradise, directed by Batbayar Chogsom, won best film at the Golden Goblet Awards at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival.
The film, which played as Siff’s closing film due to its win, follows a couple from the Mongolian steppes in need of a caesarean section who travel to Ulaanbaatar but don’t have enough money for the operation.
Sonthar Gyal’s Tibetan drama Ala Changso picked up Siff’s Jury Grand Prix and the best screenplay award. Best director...
Swiss-Mongolian drama Out Of Paradise, directed by Batbayar Chogsom, won best film at the Golden Goblet Awards at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival.
The film, which played as Siff’s closing film due to its win, follows a couple from the Mongolian steppes in need of a caesarean section who travel to Ulaanbaatar but don’t have enough money for the operation.
Sonthar Gyal’s Tibetan drama Ala Changso picked up Siff’s Jury Grand Prix and the best screenplay award. Best director...
- 6/25/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Out of Paradise, the first feature from Mongolian director Batbayar Chogsom, on Sunday was awarded the best film prize at a glitzy closing ceremony for the Shanghai International Film Festival.
A road movie of sorts, Out of Paradise follows a nomadic couple in need of a C-section who travel from the remote steppes to the big city of Ulaanbaatar. The Shanghai jury, chaired by veteran Chinese director Jiang Wen, praised the film as "plain but not simple, honest and poetic."
As is customary in Shanghai, the best film winner became the festival's closing film and was rescreened after the ...
A road movie of sorts, Out of Paradise follows a nomadic couple in need of a C-section who travel from the remote steppes to the big city of Ulaanbaatar. The Shanghai jury, chaired by veteran Chinese director Jiang Wen, praised the film as "plain but not simple, honest and poetic."
As is customary in Shanghai, the best film winner became the festival's closing film and was rescreened after the ...
- 6/25/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Out of Paradise, the first feature from Mongolian director Batbayar Chogsom, on Sunday was awarded the best film prize at a glitzy closing ceremony for the Shanghai International Film Festival.
A road movie of sorts, Out of Paradise follows a nomadic couple in need of a C-section who travel from the remote steppes to the big city of Ulaanbaatar. The Shanghai jury, chaired by veteran Chinese director Jiang Wen, praised the film as "plain but not simple, honest and poetic."
As is customary in Shanghai, the best film winner became the festival's closing film and was rescreened after the ...
A road movie of sorts, Out of Paradise follows a nomadic couple in need of a C-section who travel from the remote steppes to the big city of Ulaanbaatar. The Shanghai jury, chaired by veteran Chinese director Jiang Wen, praised the film as "plain but not simple, honest and poetic."
As is customary in Shanghai, the best film winner became the festival's closing film and was rescreened after the ...
- 6/25/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Shanghai International Film Festival, celebrating its 21st edition this year, on Tuesday unveiled the first eight features selected for its main competition section.
The sole U.S. contender so far is A.J. Edwards' young adult drama Friday’s Child, starring Tye Sheridan, while China will be represented by Lv Yue's family drama Lost, Found. Also screening in competition is Batbayar Chogsom's Out of Paradise, a Mongolian road movie about a nomadic couple who must travel to the big city for medical treatment.
This 21st edition of the fest, set to run June 16-25, will feature its usual blend of high-minded ...
The sole U.S. contender so far is A.J. Edwards' young adult drama Friday’s Child, starring Tye Sheridan, while China will be represented by Lv Yue's family drama Lost, Found. Also screening in competition is Batbayar Chogsom's Out of Paradise, a Mongolian road movie about a nomadic couple who must travel to the big city for medical treatment.
This 21st edition of the fest, set to run June 16-25, will feature its usual blend of high-minded ...
The Shanghai International Film Festival, celebrating its 21st edition this year, on Tuesday unveiled the first eight features selected for its main competition section.
The sole U.S. contender so far is A.J. Edwards' young adult drama Friday’s Child, starring Tye Sheridan, while China will be represented by Lv Yue's family drama Lost, Found. Also screening in competition is Batbayar Chogsom's Out of Paradise, a Mongolian road movie about a nomadic couple who must travel to the big city for medical treatment.
This 21st edition of the fest, set to run June 16-25, will feature its usual blend of high-minded ...
The sole U.S. contender so far is A.J. Edwards' young adult drama Friday’s Child, starring Tye Sheridan, while China will be represented by Lv Yue's family drama Lost, Found. Also screening in competition is Batbayar Chogsom's Out of Paradise, a Mongolian road movie about a nomadic couple who must travel to the big city for medical treatment.
This 21st edition of the fest, set to run June 16-25, will feature its usual blend of high-minded ...
London-based boutique film sales outlet Film Republic has added Barbara Vekaric’s “Aleksi” to it slate. The company has unveiled a promo for the film, which is wrapping post-production.
The Croatian-Serbian co-production features Tihana Lazovic, who appeared in 2015 Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner “Zvizdan” (The High Sun). She was selected by European Film Promotion as a Shooting Star at the Berlin Film Festival in 2016.
“Aleksi” tells the story of a post-graduate who returns home to help out on her parents’ vineyard on an idyllic Dalmatian island. A millennial in pursuit of a career abroad, she wastes away her summer indulging in parties and the night life the island has to offer, until she must face up to her responsibilities.
It is one of a number of films in Film Republic’s lineup that are female-centric. More than 60% of the slate comprises films by female directors — and about the same...
The Croatian-Serbian co-production features Tihana Lazovic, who appeared in 2015 Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner “Zvizdan” (The High Sun). She was selected by European Film Promotion as a Shooting Star at the Berlin Film Festival in 2016.
“Aleksi” tells the story of a post-graduate who returns home to help out on her parents’ vineyard on an idyllic Dalmatian island. A millennial in pursuit of a career abroad, she wastes away her summer indulging in parties and the night life the island has to offer, until she must face up to her responsibilities.
It is one of a number of films in Film Republic’s lineup that are female-centric. More than 60% of the slate comprises films by female directors — and about the same...
- 6/2/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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