Acting
Azzaya Munkhbat
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Acting
Credits
5 titles
Azzaya Munkhbat is a Mongolian film director and actress, who studied Film Directing at the Mongolian National Film School. She is a member of the Hollywood Professional Association. She is well-known for her lead role in an award-winning short film "Mountain Cat". “Mountain Cat” was officially nominated for the ‘Palme d’Or – Best Short Film’ category at the Cannes Film Festival in 2020. The film also got nominated for numerous prestigious film festivals including Sundance Film Festival’s ‘Short Film Grand Prize’ category, Toronto International Film Festival’s ‘Short Cuts Award’, London Film Festival’s ‘Short Film Award’ and Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival’s ‘Shorts and Animation Competit…
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5.5Azaa and Shagai, a couple in their late 20s, are living in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with their daughter. On the verge of divorce, they search for happiness in empty high-rise buildings.
A South Facing Window
2025
NRA little girl wants to show her drawings to her family who is infatuated with a sedentary lifestyle.
Shadow
2021
NRA suicidal young guy meets a little girl with life-threatening cancer while a vocalist with stage fright tries to overcome her condition with the help of a musician. This is a film about living and loving, a film that embraces the ordinary.
The Only Reason
2022
NRA troubled teenage girl is coerced into seeing a local shaman in search of spiritual healing. Trapped by ancient beliefs that serve only to pacify her mother, she finds peace in the physical realm by unleashing her repressed, youthful spirit on the unsuspecting shaman when she realises his true identity.
Mountain Cat
2020
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
5.5Azaa and Shagai, a couple in their late 20s, are living in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with their daughter. On the verge of divorce, they search for happiness in empty high-rise buildings.
A South Facing Window
2025
NRA troubled teenage girl is coerced into seeing a local shaman in search of spiritual healing. Trapped by ancient beliefs that serve only to pacify her mother, she finds peace in the physical realm by unleashing her repressed, youthful spirit on the unsuspecting shaman when she realises his true identity.
Mountain Cat
2020
Behind the camera
NRA little girl wants to show her drawings to her family who is infatuated with a sedentary lifestyle.
Shadow
2021
NRA little girl wants to show her drawings to her family who is infatuated with a sedentary lifestyle.
Shadow
2021
NRA suicidal young guy meets a little girl with life-threatening cancer while a vocalist with stage fright tries to overcome her condition with the help of a musician. This is a film about living and loving, a film that embraces the ordinary.
The Only Reason
2022