Trivia
Egg (Öndög)
Original titleÖndög
Directed by Wang Quan'an · starring Aorigeletu, Gangtemuer Arild and Dulamjav Enkhtaivan
- 8 facts
- 2019
Egg (Öndög): trivia
All 8 facts
- 1
Premiere in Berlin
''Egg (Öndög)'' had its international premiere at the 69th Berlin Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear in the Official Selection.
- 2
Return to Mongolia
Wang Quan'an recounts a story set in Mongolia, something he hasn't done since his third feature film, 'Tuya's Marriage', winner of the Golden Bear at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Golden Spike at Seminci 2019
Winner of the Golden Spike for the best film at the 64th Valladolid Film Festival (Seminci).
- 4
Non-professional actors
Wang Quan'an wanted the characters to be played by non-professional actors to give more realism to the film's traditional look.
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Cinematography is starring the film
The film has few dialogues because its main narrative focus is the cinematography, Aymerick Pilarski's work, renowned French cinematographer who has worked with Zhang Yimou.
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International Co-production
''Egg (Öndög)'' is a co-production between Mongolia and China.
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A film without screenplay
Wang Quan'an decided to dispense with a preset screenplay, allowing the plot to flow according to the scenes he filmed.
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A shooting for several months
Pre-production accounted for 90 days and 60 days were required for the actual shooting