1958Nominee
Best Writing
Three Friends
Natsagdorj Tumur
Director · Writer
Biography
Natsagdorj Tumur was born in Ikh Khuree (old name of Oulan Bator). First a History and Geography teacher, he becomes soon an important writer, surnamed “the young Mongolian Victor Hugo”. Assistant on Mongol Son in 1935, he made his debut feature, Norjmaa’s Destiny, in 1937. He directs a number of fiction features, before being accused of being a spy, because he was sent for three years for studies in Germany as a teenager. He spends 7 years in prison between 1940 and 1947. Upon his release, he becomes a director of a distillery, but decides to never do cinema again
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1940Nominee
Best Director
First Lesson
1938Nominee
Best Director
Norjmaa's Destiny
Career Highlights
1942Highlight
Best Writing
Incident at the Border
1940Highlight
Best Director
The Flague
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