# If Only I Could Hibernate (2024)

> A gifted Mongolian teenager fights for an academic future while keeping his siblings safe through a brutal winter of poverty and abandonment.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/918035

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Zoljargal Purevdash
- Cast: Battsooj Uurtsaikh, Nominjiguur Tsend, Tuguldur Batsaikhan, Batmandakh Batchuluun, Ganchimeg Sandagdorj, Batsaikhan Battulga, Urnukhbayar Battogtokh, Purevdulam Natsagbadam
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21605226/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: austere, intimate, melancholic, thoughtful movie night, international cinema night

## Synopsis

A young boy's determination to succeed is tested when life throws him unexpected challenges.

## Movies like If Only I Could Hibernate

- [Boong (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/7337968)
- [Sister (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/69021)
- [About Dry Grasses (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/469134)
- [Turtles Can Fly (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/4041)
- [The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/848)
- [Beyond the Clouds (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/298297)
- [The Eagle Huntress (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/246858)
- [My Happy Family (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/291399)
- [The Blue Brazili (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/7429668)
- [Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/86960)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt