Narrative Features — International
The Far Gobi2026
Film Festival2026 EDITION
About the film
Narrative feature
- Director
- Urantuya Otgonbaatar
- Country
- Mongolia
- Runtime
- 100 min 10 sec
- Language
- Mongolian
Film still
Film stills
5 STILLSSynopsis
Little Zulaa lives with a foster family in the remote Gobi and calls a stone toy — a dinosaur egg — her mother. The family protects ancient finds in a stone ger. One day they welcome a foreign traveller named Smith, unaware of his interest in their treasure. Through everyday life and a ritual to coax a mother camel, the film reveals a disappearing way of life in Mongolia’s desert.
Festivals and awards
Credits
- Director
- Urantuya Otgonbaatar
- Writing
- Bum-erdene Tumenbayar
- Producer
- Oyuntuya Ayushjav
- Cast
- Altantur Altangerel, Urantungalag Danzanbadam, Andrei Alexandrovich Tuzau, Enkhlen E, Bayanmunkh E
Director
Urantuya Otgonbaatar
Urantuya Otgonbaatar
Urantuya Otgonbaatar began her career with the television series Ger in 2011. In 2017, she produced The Passerby, which screened at the 39th Moscow International Film Festival. The Far Gobi is her feature directing debut, exploring life, traditions and human connections in Mongolia’s Gobi.
Screening times will be announced later.