Set in the remote Mongolian mountains,’ The Woman’, by director Otgonzorig Bathchuluun, is about Dagiina who lives with Eruult, her mother-in-law and her two young children, Ider and Ujin. From time-to-time, a local man comes and helps her with difficult tasks and always asks her to move to the nearest town with him. Dagiina’s hands are tied to the place, since her mother-in-law wouldn’t be able to get accustomed to the town lifestyle. The film, which is the opening film of the 19th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF), will see some things change as the plot progresses while some remain painfully the same.

The festival, which will be held from March 11 to 18, received 1,600 entries from 64 countries, from which 153 films were shortlisted while 26 films will be showcased online.

The Pune Film Foundation in association with the government of the Indian State of Maharashtra, shortlisted 14 films from 10 countries, including one from India, which will compete under the ‘World Competition Section’.