His Name Sukhbaatar, 1940
From the mid-1930s onwards, the political situation in the world deteriorated sharply, and the dominance of force in international relations became apparent in Mongolian society. In response, a new genre of films surrounding the figures of heroes emerged in Mongolian cinema. 1940 saw the creation of the film Sukhbaatar (His Name Sukhbaatar), which focused on the life of the leader of the 1921 People’s Revolution. Sukhbaatar was an international collaboration mandated by the MPRP Central Committee. In 1940 this politically