A South-Facing Window


A South-Facing Window is a 2025 Mongolian–French short drama film, written and directed by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir. Nineteen minutes film explores a young Ulaanbaatar couple wrestling with love, mistakes, and hope between harsh reality and elusive dreams.
The film had its world premiere in the Concorso Corti d'Autore portion of the Pardi di Domani competition of the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 10 August 2025, where it was nominated for the Pardino d’Oro Swiss Life for the Best Auteur Short Film.
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Synopsis

Azaa and Shaghai, both approaching their thirties, reside in Ulaanbaatar with their six-year-old daughter. As their relationship teeters on the edge of collapse, they seek traces of joy by wandering through vacant homes. Amid gridlocked streets and suffocating traffic, tensions boil over into a heated dispute.

Cast

  • Azzaya Munkhbat as Azaa
  • Altanshagai Munkhnasan as Shaghai
  • Oyuntsetseg Tsogbadrakh
  • Odgerel Bat-Orshikh
  • Sarangerel Sukhbaatar
  • Batbayar Shagdarjav

Release

A South-Facing Window had its World Premiere at the Concorso Corti d'Autore portion of the Pardi di Domani competition of the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 10 August 2025, and competed for the Pardino d’Oro Swiss Life for the Best Auteur Short Film. It was screened in Short Cuts section of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2025.
The film also competed for 'Prix Loup Argenté' in the International Competition 1 for Short Films at the 2025 Festival du nouveau cinéma from 8 to 19 October 2025.

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientResult
Prix Unifrance du court-métrage20 May 2025Special Jury Prize A South-Facing WindowWon
Locarno Film Festival16 August 2025Pardino d’Oro Swiss Life for the Best Auteur Short FilmA South-Facing WindowNomitated
Locarno Film Festival16 August 2025Pardo Verde: Special MentionsA South-Facing WindowWon
Festival du nouveau cinéma19 October 2025Prix Loup ArgentéA South-Facing WindowNomitated