New Peter Brosens film in production

Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth are shooting a new film in Mongolia. After international success with movies like State of dogs and Poets of Mongolia, the new project is called The Colour of Water, and has already been awarded "Best Screenplay" by the Berlin-Brandenburger film fund. A synopsis:

Set in the frozen steppelands of Mongolia, The Colour of Water tells
the magical story of Bagi, a 17-year-old herdsboy faced with his destiny to become a shaman.
When a plague hits the land, all the animals are killed and the nomads are forcibly relocated to mining towns.
Bagi subsequently learns that that the plague was a lie.
With the help of a beautiful young coal thief, he provokes a revolution.

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technorati: mongolia