The Wheel
52 minutes | 2020 | Mongolia | Documentary
Mongolian | sub. English | 13+

Schedule
XXI 5 | WED 30 NOV | 20:30
XXI 5 | FRI 2 DEC | 18:30
Indonesia Premiere
Synopsis
What causes the descendants of invincible horseback warriors of Mongolia to end their lives? Suicide survivors and family members of those who have taken their lives relate their circumstances. Many don’t wish to be identifiable in the film: suicide is a taboo. The stories come from different parts of the country, but everywhere the reasons given for suicide are similar: hopelessness, loneliness, harshness of life and lack of choices. In public, people blame the corrupt government, robbing people of opportunities. The living conditions of a couple that survives due to digging for scrap metal symbolizes the state of the nation. It’s an existence far removed from the freedoms of traditional nomadic life.
Director
Nomin Lkhagvasuren
Production Company
BAL FIlms
Contact:
andy@rainafilms.com
Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival 2020
IDFA Award for Best Mid-Length Documenta
Director's Profile

Nomin Lkhagvasuren
Nomin Lkhagvasuren is a Mongolian journalist who worked as reporter and editor for local and international publications and news services.Nominee also worked for international and local press freedom and human rights organizations and journalism training institutes. She served the UnitedNations and its agencies as communications consultant.Currently, Nomin is a freelance journalist and filmmaker and communications consultant on energy efficiency projects in Mongolia. Nomin performed as researcher, translator and script consultant on a number of international film projects.The Wheel (Khürd) is Nomin's debut in documentary filmmaking.
