ULAN BATOR, Nov 29 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – A Mongolian documentary was voted winner of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) Award, for Mid-Length Documentary, local media reported yesterday, citing the documentary’s director, Nomin Lkhagvasuren.
The 52-minute documentary titled, “Wheel,” tells the stories of suicide survivors, and family members of those who have taken their lives.
Hopelessness, loneliness, alcoholism and the harshness of life, have led to many suicide cases in Mongolia, according to the documentary.
The IDFA is the world’s largest documentary film festival, held annually since 1988, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and screens more films than any other event of its kind.
The IDFA 2020, which began on Nov 18, will continue until Dec 6.– NNN-MONGOLIAWEB
