Gergi

Sengedori Janchirjorj / Mongolia

Screening

B the travel brand Xperience Barcelona

02-11-2022, 19:00 h.

Film Information

Year: 2020

Duration: 91'

Language: VOSE

Genre: Drama

Synopsis

A happy and wealthy couple discovers that the husband has stage three cancer. As it was discovered late, there is a very little chance that the patient will survive the treatment. The wife totally refuses to give up and does everything in her power to save her husband. However, despite even going abroad in search of other professionals and undergoing surgery, he will not achieve his goal. While he tries to survive however he can, the victim remembers his happy times, his first love, his wife and his family. The word Gergi means wife in a literal translation, but the root and structure of the word mean “One who lights up the home.”

Director

Sengedorj Janchivdorj graduated in film directing from the University of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Among the awards he received it includes the Mongolian Academy Best Director Award in 2016. His latest film, Life, won the Best Feature Award at the Ulaanbaatar International Film Festival in 2018 and premiered at the Ulaanbaatar International Film Festival of Dhaka 2019.