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A film by Idugan Entertainment. This is a story about a young couple whose newly planned life was destroyed by the impact of the Purges, Great Purges of 1934–1938 in Mongolia. The main goal of this movie was to provide a testimony for the many

Buryats The Buryats ( bua, Буряад, Buryaad; mn, Буриад, Buriad) are a Mongolic peoples, Mongolic ethnic group native to southeastern Siberia who speak the Buryat language. They are one of the two largest indigenous groups in Siberia, the oth ...

and Mongolians who were persecuted during the Great Purges initiated by

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. In 1937 and 1938, many people, and even entire families, were killed after being wrongfully accused of conspiracies. The movie was shot on location near the Buryat village of

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in the Khentii province of Mongolia. The acting and other participation of many local villagers was a great addition to the authenticity of the film.

Synopsis

In the 1930s in Mongolia, a former villager returns as a government informer, and is determined to use his authority to crush a village in order to take by force what he cannot win by love: a young woman who is engaged to another man.

Cast

* Bayarmaa Baatar : Sendem * Zolboot Gombo : Markhaa * Narankhuu Khatanbaatar : Dugar * G. Altanshagai : Sodnom

References

External links

* * 2008 films 2008 drama films Mongolian-language films Films set in the 1930s Films set in Mongolia Films shot in Mongolia 2000s historical drama films Mongolian drama films {{historic-film-stub