State of Dogs
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Peter Brosens
Nyam Dagyrantz
Baatar Galsansukh
Purevdavaa Oyungerel
Jamyansuren Oyunstingel
Peter Brosens
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Mongolia's capital city Ulan Bator has a human population of 800,000 and a stray dog population of 120,000. The dog problem is being solved by a man hired by the city to hunt down and shoot dogs. The streets are littered with dead canines. Baasar is a dog destined for exactly this fate, but once dead, he reflects upon his life. He came from the steppes to the city and, alone, sought to attach himself to a young woman. Through Baasar's eyes, we see contemporary Mongolian life and the vein of mysticism and myth that coexists with the everyday.
Cast
Nyam Dagyrantz
Baatar Galsansukh
Purevdavaa Oyungerel
Jamyansuren Oyunstingel
Crew
Peter Brosens
Peter Brosens
Sakhya Byamba
Charo Calvo
Heikki Farm
Risto Iissalo
Octavio Iturbe
Lise Lense-moller
Alok B Nandi
Kristiina Pervila
Jan Ewout Ruiter
Dorjkhandyn Turmunkh
Dorjkhandyn Turmunkh
Dan Van Bever
Film Details
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Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Grand Prix at the 1998 Nyon Documentary Festival.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (main program) January 27 - February 7, 1999.
Shown at the Nyon Documentary Festival April 1998.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real to Reel) September 10-19, 1998.
Shown at Venice Film Festival (Perspectives) August 26 - September 8, 1998.
35mm
color
dialogue Monglolian
