'Egg (Öndög)' trivia and fun facts
A film without screenplay
Wang Quan'an decided to dispense with a preset screenplay, allowing the plot to flow according to the scenes he filmed.
International Co-production
''Egg (Öndög)'' is a co-production between Mongolia and China.
Premiere in Berlin
''Egg (Öndög)'' had its international premiere at the 69th Berlin Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear in the Official Selection.
Golden Spike at Seminci 2019
Winner of the Golden Spike for the best film at the 64th Valladolid Film Festival (Seminci).
Cinematography is starring the film
The film has few dialogues because its main narrative focus is the cinematography, Aymerick Pilarski's work, renowned French cinematographer who has worked with Zhang Yimou.
Return to Mongolia
Wang Quan'an recounts a story set in Mongolia, something he hasn't done since his third feature film, 'Tuya's Marriage', winner of the Golden Bear at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival.
Non-professional actors
Wang Quan'an wanted the characters to be played by non-professional actors to give more realism to the film's traditional look.
A shooting for several months
Pre-production accounted for 90 days and 60 days were required for the actual shooting