Film Screening
The Veins Of The World

Thu, 04/08/2021 -
Sun, 04/18/2021
Online

About the film:
 
Veins of the World
Germany | 2020 | 97 minutes | Byambasuren Davaa
 
In a province in the middle of the Mongolian steppe, 11-year-old Amra lives a traditional nomad life with his mother Zaya, father Erdene and little sister Altaa. While Zaya takes care of the flock, Erdene works as a mechanic and sells Zaya's homemade cheese at the local market. Their peaceful routine is threatened by the encroachment of international mining companies, digging for gold and devastating the natural habitat. Erdene is the leader of the last nomads opposing them and tries to unite and convince his comrades not to accept the compensations the companies have offered. But after Amra's father dies in a car accident, his mother wants to give up the nomad life and trade the steppe for the city. Amra refuses and tries to carry on his father's David vs. Goliath fight with his cleverness and the tools of an 11-year-old boy.
 
Registration About the director:
 
Byambasuren Davaa is a Mongolian filmmaker currently residing in Germany. In 1998 she began to work as a moderator and director's assistant with Mongolian National Television. Her films tell stories embedded in the traditional life of the nomads in Mongolia. The subjects of her movies also serve as amateur actors, playing mostly themselves, which positions her work somewhere between documentary and fiction.