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One Life of Two Women

2015 · 95 min

A raw, gut-wrenching domestic drama that keeps you close to a woman's suffering and her fragile hope for solidarity.

Directed by
Sengedorj Janchivdorj
Starring
Gerelsukh Otgon, Navchaa Bazarjav, Purevsuren Dorj
Overview
This contemporary domestic drama follows Lardima, the young wife of a man rich enough to provide her with the life of a princess. But her sadistic and obsessively jealous husband mistreats her. Following an accident, Lardima is imprisoned and forges a friendship with a female guard. Female solidarity in the face of everyday sexism, told with gut-wrenching style.

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Directed by
Sengedorj Janchivdorj
Starring
Gerelsukh Otgon, Navchaa Bazarjav, Purevsuren Dorj
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • friendship
  • gender
  • power
Places
  • home
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Directed by
Sengedorj Janchivdorj
Written by
Turmunkh Dorjkhand
Starring
Gerelsukh Otgon, Navchaa Bazarjav, Purevsuren Dorj
Cinematography
Bazarragchaa Otgontuul
Runtime
95 min
Country
Mongolia
Languages
Mongolian

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