Feature film
Ferocious Saint Lord of Gobi
Догшин хутагтын сахиус
Inchorloo Nyamgavaa · 1997
Synopsis
This costume drama follows the life of a nineteenth-century Mongolian religious figure, regarded as a living Buddha, from his birth into a poor family in the Gobi. It traces his childhood, his return at the age of sixteen to his native land, where he sets about building a monastery, and the influence he exerts on the literature, music and theatre of his country.
Context
One hundred and six minutes long, the film takes the form of a lavish historical drama, in period costume, shot in Mongolian. Its subject, born in 1803 at Shuvuun Shand, in the Gobi, becomes the fifth of a line of reincarnated religious figures; returning as an adolescent to his native country, he founds the monastery of Khamar there. The film's entry stresses the lasting mark he left on the letters, music and stage of Mongolia.
Who it is for
A feature film in Mongolian of a little over an hour and three quarters; a few points of reference on Mongolian Buddhism help.
Prizes and reception
Listed by an online film database and by the Mongolian filmography of the Free University of Berlin, neither of which attributes any award to it.
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