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To Kill A Mongolian Horse

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Saina tries to make ends meet as a herdsman in the wintery steppes of Inner Mongolia. While performing at night in breathtaking horseback shows, he by day takes care of his family’s horses, while juggling a grumpy father and his dysfunctional relationship with his ex-wife and kid. Unlike the majestic cavalryman he portrays in the show, Saina must discover how the world he grew up in has dramatically changed. An intimate portrait about masculinity in crisis from a female perspective.

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Guillem Martinez Oya Cinematismo Xiaoxuan Jiang’s first feature is brilliant. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4.5/5 Apr 8, 2025 Full Review John Bleasdale Next Best Picture Fans of Chloe Zhao's 2017 film "The Rider" will find much to like in -- and many similarities with -- "To Kill a Mongolian Horse," with its mourning of a culture eroded by modernism. Rated: 7/10 Sep 6, 2024 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film What emerges is a carefully calibrated, bleak but elegiac picture of an environment where people are being forced to perform rather than allowed to live on their own terms. Rated: 4/5 Sep 3, 2024 Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest The director works wonders with a nonprofessional cast in an impressively confident feature debut. Sep 2, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Xiaoxuan Jiang

Director

Xiaoxuan Jiang

Screenwriter

Zhulin Mo

Producer
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Synopsis Saina tries to make ends meet as a herdsman in the wintery steppes of Inner Mongolia. While performing at night in breathtaking horseback shows, he by day takes care of his family’s horses, while juggling a grumpy father and his dysfunctional relationship with his ex-wife and kid. Unlike the majestic cavalryman he portrays in the show, Saina must discover how the world he grew up in has dramatically changed. An intimate portrait about masculinity in crisis from a female perspective.
Director
Xiaoxuan Jiang
Producer
Zhulin Mo
Screenwriter
Xiaoxuan Jiang
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Mongolian
Runtime
1h 37m