Mirage Above the Gobi Desert (1980)
A young teacher in Russian is promoted school director in a small Gobi village. Upon his arrival, he uses the few available resources to gain the villager’s trust. He makes rapidly new friends, such as the a young post office lady, a tractor driver unable to express his real feelings or a zealous environmental protection inspector who is trying to arrest illegal antelope hunters. One night, the school director recognizes one of the poachers. He will have to take an important decision.
Director:
Dorjpalam Ravjaa
Writer:
Baljinnyam Begz
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Erdenetogtokh Gurragchaa as Khashkhuu |
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Oyuntsetseg Yanjiv as Nomin |
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Dorjsambuu Gursed as Arslan |
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Zanabazar Jambal as Damba |
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Tseveenravdan Nyandag as Hunting inspector |
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Gursed Dalkhsuren as |
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Bujgar Sanjaa as |
| Sound | Zanyn Gavaa | Sound Director |
| Writing | Baljinnyam Begz | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | S. Odsuren | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Dorjpalam Ravjaa | Director |
| Writing | Dorjpalam Ravjaa | Writer |
| Crew | Baljinnyam Begz | Cinematography |
| Editing | Batgerel Dambasuren | Editor |
| Editing | Otgonchuluun L. | Editor |
| Sound | Tserensodnom Kh. | Sound |
| Sound | Janchiv Dambiinyam | Music |