Desert Dream

Desert Dream
Desert Dream
Directed by	Zhang Lu
Screenplay by	Zhang Lu
Produced by	Park Jin-weon ; Guillaume de Seille
Starring	Suh Jung ; Bat-Ulzii ; Shin Dong-ho
Cinematography	Kim Sung-tae
Edited by	Kim Hyung-joo
Release dates	2006 (The Asian Summer Film Festival); 8 November 2007 (South Korea);
Running time	123 minutes
Countries	South Korea, France, Mongolian People's Republic
Languages	Korean, Mongolian

Desert Dream (Korean: 경계; RR: Kyeong-gye), also known as Hyazgar, is a 2006 drama film written and directed by Korean-Chinese filmmaker Zhang Lu. It is a co-production between Korea, Mongolia and France. The film opened the 2006 Asian Summer Film Festival in Barcelona. It won the top prize for Best Picture in the Asian and Arab section at the 2007 9th Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in New Delhi, India, "for the conviction with which Zhang Lu depicts the contemporary crisis of our time and found the right cinematic expression to tackle a theme of such great importance."^[1]

Plot[]

Farmer Hungai (Bat-Ulzii) is obsessed with tree-planting to stave off desertification at a small, drought threatened village on the Chinese-Mongolian border. After his wife left with their daughter to seek treatment at a hospital for their daughter's illness, he drinks in despair and anguish. Soon after, a North Korean refugee Choi Soon-hee (Suh Jung) and her son Chang-ho (Shin Dong-ho) seek refuge at his home. The three, depending on one another to overcome the hostile environment, get to know each other although they don't speak the same language. Hungai's relationship with Soon-hee soon grows on the fine line of love and friendship.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Cast[]

Suh Jung as Choi Soon-hee
Bat-Ulzii as Hungai
Shin Dong-ho as Chang-ho
Munkhjiin as Jorick
Enkhtuul as Oyona
Bayasgalan as Sarnai

References[]

^ D'Sa, Nigel (2 August 2007). "Desert Dream Takes Top New Delhi Prize". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ "Desert Dream (2007)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ Dargis, Manohla (14 April 2009). "A Happy Ersatz Family, in a Yurt". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ Lee, Hoo-nam (22 February 2007). "Sacrificing showers to explore our mental desert". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ Schwartz, William (19 September 2015). "[HanCinema's Film Review] Desert Dream". Hancinema. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

External links[]

Desert Dream at the Korean Movie Database
Desert Dream at IMDb
Desert Dream at HanCinema

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[1] D'Sa, Nigel (2 August 2007). "Desert Dream Takes Top New Delhi Prize". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[2] "Desert Dream (2007)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[3] Dargis, Manohla (14 April 2009). "A Happy Ersatz Family, in a Yurt". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[4] Lee, Hoo-nam (22 February 2007). "Sacrificing showers to explore our mental desert". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[5] Schwartz, William (19 September 2015). "[HanCinema's Film Review] Desert Dream". Hancinema. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

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