Bulgan Chuluunbat

Ze, a 17-year-old, studies hard at school to succeed in the cold, callous society of modern Mongolia. When Ze encounters Maralaa, his senses are awakened and another reality seems possible.

The vast Mongolian grassland stretches across the screen, with blue skies and beautiful clouds filling half the frame. Underneath, an oil tanker truck drives for some time along a scenic road, before coming to a stop in front of a small town. When the town is suddenly sealed off due to the COVID pandemic, Sumber, the oil tanker driver, is quarantined at the gas station. Khanda, a single mother who manages the station while being exploited for sex and labor by a corrupt government official and the greedy owner, is now also tasked with looking after Sumber.