Die Adern der Welt
Veins of the World
Bat-Ireedui Batmunkh, Purevdorj Uranchimeg, Alimtsetseg Bolormaa, Batzorig Sukhbaatar
Die Adern der Welt | Veins of the World by Byambasuren Davaa
DEU, MNG 2020, Generation
© Talal Khoury
Bat-Ireedui Batmunkh, Enerel Tumen
Die Adern der Welt | Veins of the World by Byambasuren Davaa
DEU, MNG 2020, Generation
© Talal Khoury
Bat-Ireedui Batmunkh
Die Adern der Welt | Veins of the World by Byambasuren Davaa
DEU, MNG 2020, Generation
© Talal Khoury
Film poster
Die Adern der Welt | Veins of the World by Byambasuren Davaa
DEU, MNG 2020, Generation
Eleven-year-old Amra is a child of the Mongolian steppe, where he lives in a traditional nomad community. His father drives him to school in the morning, and in the evening the boy helps to round up the family’s sheep and goats. Amra watches YouTube clips with his friends and dreams of making an appearance on Mongolia’s Got Talent. At home, the grown-ups convene to discuss the group’s future. Global mining companies and their hunger for gold represent an imminent threat to the herders’ way of life. When his father falls victim to a fatal accident, the challenges of harsh reality force Amra to abandon his childhood fantasies. Summoning all the strength he can muster and pushing beyond his limits, the boy sets out to honour his father’s legacy.
With
- Bat-Ireedui Batmunkh (Amra)
- Purevdorj Uranchimeg (Bataa)
- Algirchamin Baatarsuren (Altaa)
- Enerel Tumen (Zaya)
- Yalalt Namsrai (Erdene)
Crew
| Written and Directed by | Byambasuren Davaa |
| Cinematography | Talal Khoury |
| Editing | Anne Jünemann |
| Music | Jan Miserre, John Gürtler |
| Sound Design | Sebastian Tesch |
| Sound | Paul Oberle |
| Production Design | Batjargal Navaandamba |
| Costumes | Tumenkhuu Tsagaanzagas |
| Make-Up | Uranzul Lkhashidnyam, Lkhagvajav Enkh-Amar |
| Assistant Director | Jiska Rickels |
| Casting | Battsetseg Dugarjav |
| Production Manager | Tilman Kolb |
| Producers | Eva Kemme, Ansgar Frerich, Tobias Siebert |
| Co-Producers | Nomin Chinbat, Bat-Erdene Gankhuyag |
| Co-Production |
Mongol TV Ulan-Bator rbb/Arte Berlin |
World Sales
Global Screen
Produced by
Basis Berlin Filmproduktion GmbH
Group photo
The film team.
Die Adern der Welt · Generation · Feb 23, 2020
Bat-Ireedui Batmunkh
The protagonist at the Photo-Call.
Die Adern der Welt · Generation · Feb 23, 2020
Algirchamin Baatarsuren
The film's young protagonist.
Die Adern der Welt · Generation · Feb 23, 2020
Byambasuren Davaa
Born in Mongolia in 1971, she first studied international law in Ulaanbaatar and worked as a presenter for Mongolian state television. After completing a degree in film directing, she went to the University of Television and Film in Munich in 2000. Her documentary film The Story of the Weeping Camel, co-directed with Luigi Falorni, sold in over 60 countries and was nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar. Her graduation film, The Cave of the Yellow Dog, also successfully screened at international festivals.
Filmography
2003 Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel (The Story of the Weeping Camel); documentary; co-director: Luigi Falorni 2005 Die Höhle des gelben Hundes (The Cave of the Yellow Dog); documentary 2008 Das Lied von den zwei Pferden (The Song of the Two Horses); documentary 2020 Die Adern der Welt (Veins of the World)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2020