If Only I Could Hibernate

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If Only I Could Hibernate
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If Only I Could Hibernate

Event Date

Thu 14 Nov 2024

Event Time

10:00 - 11:50

Location

Everyman Gerrards Cross, Ethorpe Cres, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8PN, England

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Cost

FREE

Recommended Age Group

14+

Curriculum Subject/s

  • Citizenship
  • Human Rights
  • Physics
  • PSHE Education
  • Science

In many ways, Ulizii is an average teenager with all the usual drama and rebellion of hanging out with friends, winding up his siblings and desperately wanting a cool pair of sneakers. But in other ways, he is dealing with challenges far beyond his fourteen years. His struggling mum moves back to the countryside to find work, leaving him in charge of their yurt amidst the harsh Mongolian winter. A new teacher at school spots Ulizii's brilliance in physics and encourages him to enter a competition that could win him a scholarship, but his chance to pursue a way out of poverty is jeopardized by his immediate circumstances, which are growing increasingly desperate. Ulizii has to choose whether to concentrate his efforts on schooling, or find means of keeping his young siblings warm and fed. With gentle humour and heartfelt drama, this remarkably accessible story explores masculinity, access to welfare and education and the impact of urbanisation. 

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Film title

If Only I Could Hibernate


Synopsis

In many ways, Ulizii is an average teenager with all the usual drama and rebellion of hanging out with friends, winding up his siblings and desperately wanting a cool pair of sneakers. But in other ways, he is dealing with challenges far beyond his fourteen years. His struggling mum moves back to the countryside to find work, leaving him in charge of their yurt amidst the harsh Mongolian winter. A new teacher at school spots Ulizii’s brilliance in physics and encourages him to enter a competition that could win him a scholarship, but his chance to pursue a way out of poverty is jeopardized by his immediate circumstances, which are growing increasingly desperate. Ulizii has to choose whether to concentrate his efforts on schooling, or find means of keeping his young siblings warm and fed. With gentle humour and heartfelt drama, this remarkably accessible story explores masculinity, access to welfare and education and the impact of urbanisation. 

infrequent strong language, child abuse references

Director/s

Zoljargal Purevdash

Year

2023

Country of Production

France / Mongolia / Qatar / Switzerland

Genres

  • Coming of Age
  • Drama

Language

Mongolian

Duration

99 minutes

Subtitles

English

Venue name

Everyman Gerrards Cross

Address

Ethorpe Cres,
Gerrards Cross,
Buckinghamshire,
SL9 8PN

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