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Natsagdorj Tumur

Natsagdorj Tumur

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Natsagdorj Tumur was born in Ikh Khuree (old name of Oulan Bator). First a History and Geography teacher, he becomes soon an important writer, surnamed “the young Mongolian Victor Hugo”. Assistant on Mongol Son in 1935, he made his debut feature, Norjmaa’s Destiny, in 1937. He directs a number of fiction features, before being accused of being a spy, because he was sent for three years for studies in Germany as a teenager. He spends 7 years in prison between 1940 and 1947. Upon his release, he becomes a director of a distillery, but decides to never do cinema again

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Natsagdorj Tumur

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Гурван найз

Writer

His Name Is Sukhe-Bator

His Name Is Sukhe-Bator

Co-Director

The film tells about the founder of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, the leader of the Mongolian People's Revolution - Damdin Sukhe-Bator.

Хил дээр гарсан хэрэг

Хил дээр гарсан хэрэг

Writer

Screenplay

Тарваган тахал

Director

Director

Сүрэг чоно

Director

Norjmaa's Destiny

Norjmaa's Destiny

Writer

Ulaanbaatar, 1930s. Neighbors Norjmaa and Tserendulam are both pregnant. Having had two consecutive miscarriages, Norjmaa asks a lama to oversee her third pregnancy, while Tserendulam trusts modern medicine. She very often goes to hospital for proper follow-up.

Norjmaa's Destiny

Norjmaa's Destiny

Director

Ulaanbaatar, 1930s. Neighbors Norjmaa and Tserendulam are both pregnant. Having had two consecutive miscarriages, Norjmaa asks a lama to oversee her third pregnancy, while Tserendulam trusts modern medicine. She very often goes to hospital for proper follow-up.