Desert Dream (2007)

In a vast desert area somewhere at the border between Mongolia and China, Hungai lives together with his wife and child. Dutifully, Hungai plants little trees in the desert. After his wife ... See full summary »

Director:

Lu Zhang

Writer:

Lu Zhang

Stars:

Bakchul, Bat-Ulzii, Osor Bat-Ulzii

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bakchul	...	Badumsurung
Bat-Ulzii	...	Hangai / Husband
Osor Bat-Ulzii	...	Hangai
Bayasgalan	...	Sarnai / Wife
Enkhtuul	...	Oyona
Munkhjiin	...	Jorick
Myagmarnaran	...	Buch
Nomin	...	Noming / Daughter
Dong-ho Shin	...	Chang-ho
Jung Suh	...	Choi Soon-hee (as Jung Seo)

Storyline

In a vast desert area somewhere at the border between Mongolia and China, Hungai lives together with his wife and child. Dutifully, Hungai plants little trees in the desert. After his wife embarks on a long trip to a hospital in the capital Ulaanbaatar to have their sick son examined, Hungai starts to drink out of loneliness. One day, a North Korean fugitive and her son ask for shelter in his home. A new world opens for Hungai.

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Plot Keywords:

bare breasts | desert | tent | milking a cow | fondling breasts | 

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Genres:

Drama

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User Reviews

worse than borat

For me, this was easily one of the worst movies I have seen in years. And not because I am in any way against slow movies. I had expected a movie about Mongolia, but this movie has no more to do with Mongolia than Borat has with Kazakhstan. Maybe even less. And the plot is even more nonsensical. Of course it's all right to make movies completely devoid from connections to real life (a lot of movies are), but my guess is that a lot of people will come away from the movie with the impression that -to name just one smaller piece of nonsense- you do in fact need to watch out for roaming tanks in the Gobi.

I always waited for something that would justify the entrance fee, or the amount of time I had already waited. Unfortunately, nothing happened.

Details

Official Sites:

Solaris Distribution [France]

Country:

South Korea France

Language:

Mongolian Korean

Release Date:

15 April 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bozkır Rüyası

Filming Locations:

Inner Mongolia, China

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$33,377

Company Credits

Production Co:

G21M, Arizona Films, Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1