CITY OF WIND (SER SER SALHI) Discovery

U.S. Premiere

Mongolia’s Oscar^® submission for Best International Feature

A remarkably assured feature debut from award-winning Mongolian short filmmaker Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, CITY OF WIND follows Ze, a studious 17-year-old village shaman, who is diverted from the straight and narrow when he meets a city girl, wide-eyed rebel Maralaa. Called to perform a pre-heart-surgery protection ritual on her, despite her reluctant participation, Ze’s unmasking provokes a verbal lashing and, with it, a torrent of exciting new feelings. Instantly smitten, Ze becomes determined to win Maralaa over and promptly learns that she had been longing for a connection too. In between wandering around Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital city, the two curious and adorable teens explore their differences, bleach their hair and dance with wild abandon. As they begin to envision their alternate futures, momentarily ignoring the unlikelihood that they might align, impending decisions become overwhelming. –Malin Kan