TO KILL A MONGOLIAN HORSE

By Xiaoxuan JIANG

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First film - Completed 2024

On the wintry steppes of Inner Mongolia, Saina, a herdsman by day and horseback performer by night, confronts the crumbling of a world he once knew.

Festivals
& Awards

Busan IFF 2024
A Window on Asian Cinema
Red Sea IFF 2024
Official Competition
Venice - Biennale 2024
Giornate degli Autori / Venice Days
    • Year of production
    • 2024
    • Genres
    • First film, Drama
    • Countries
    • MALAYSIA, HONG KONG (CHINA), USA, KOREA (South), JAPAN, THAILAND
    • Languages
    • MONGOLE, MANDARIN
    • Duration
    • 97 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Xiaoxuan JIANG
    • Synopsis
    • Saina tries to make ends meet as a herdsman in the wintery steppes of Inner Mongolia. While performing at night in breathtaking horseback shows, he by day takes care of his family’s horses, while juggling a grumpy father and his dysfunctional relationship with his ex-wife and kid. Unlike the majestic cavalryman he portrays in the show, Saina must discover how the world he grew up in has dramatically changed. An intimate portrait about masculinity in crisis from a female perspective.