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Naked Bulb

Nutsgen Gerel

Director: Zoljargal PUREVDASH

2020|Mongolia|18min|Language: Mongolian|Subtitles: English, Japanese

Date Time Venue
3/12 Fri 12:15 Cine Libre Umeda 4
3/14 Sun 12:15 Cine Libre Umeda 4
Naked Bulb
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Cast
Nomin BATBAYAR
Tamir NARMANDAKH
Synopsis

We watch a few days in the life of a writer (Nomin BATBAYAR) who lives with her daughter in a rented apartment while her husband is away. He is only seen via video calls because he has emigrated to South Korea for work. While the husband is absent, the wife must maintain the apartment and it’s a lonely job, a feeling reinforced when the bathroom light bulb breaks, she finds she cannot fix it and has her landlord look at it to fix that along with a broken window. When the landlord does show up, what the wife gets is a charming middle-aged man (Tamir NARMANDAKH) who she becomes infatuated with…

The sexual frustrations of a young mother are illuminated in this short film set in Mongolia where some symbolism and sensitive framing get across feelings of aching desire and guilt that radiate from the strong performances of the cast. This short comes from the director’s examination of her own experiences of being separated from her husband when he worked for two years in Japan. Through the drama, she questions how relationships change over long distance relationships and the responsibility each partner has in maintaining intimacy.

[Jason MAHER]

Director: Zoljargal PUREVDASH

Director Zoljargal PUREVDASH