The Sales Girl
The alluring owner of a sex shop, Katya, takes Saruul under her wings in this beautiful drama about sexuality and womanhood.
Saruul is studying to become a nuclear engineer in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, but is equally passionate about painting. She lives with her parents and a younger brother. One day, a fellow student asks Saruul if she can work as a salesperson in a store where she works, as she has broken her leg. The store she is supposed to work in sells adult toys, and some strange situations arise in connection with this. The owner of the store, Katya, is a colorful person, and they become friends who also have arguments. Eventually, Saruul wants to shape her own life, and after a situation with her parents, she follows her own dreams and not those of others.
Liv-Hilde Siri Dimmestøl
Director
Sengedorj Janchivdorj (b. 1976) is a Mongolian filmmaker based in Ulan Bator, and is educated as a director from the Mongolian University of Arts and Culture. He is known for the films Oxygen (2010), Trapped Abroad (2014), and One Life of Two Women (2015). He has also worked in theater.
This film is part of
Original title Khudaldagch ohin
Country Mongolia
Year 2021
Director Janchivdorj Sengedorj
Cast Bayarjargal Bayartsetseg, Oidovjamts Enkhtuul
Runtime 2h 3m
Language Mongolian, Russian
Subtitles English
Genre Drama
Format DCP
Age limit 12
Links IMDb
This film is in competition for the Audience Award.