Template:Did you know nominations/To Kill a Mongolian Horse
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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 21:52, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
To Kill a Mongolian Horse
- ... that a scene in To Kill a Mongolian Horse was filmed during a snowstorm so cold that even the locals struggled to endure it?
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- ALT1: ... that the lead actor of To Kill a Mongolian Horse is a real Mongolian horseback performer and portrays himself in the film? Source: [2]
- ALT2: ... that the lead actor of To Kill a Mongolian Horse fell off a horse during filming and that moment was retained in the final cut? Source: [3]
- ALT3: ... that the director of To Kill a Mongolian Horse compared the costumes of Mongolian horseback performers to those of Marvel superheroes? Source: [4]
- ALT4: ... that Tan Chui Mui joined To Kill a Mongolian Horse as an executive producer after the director participated in her online workshop and impressed her with the screenplay? Source: [5]
- ALT5: ... that Jiang Xiaoxuan set her debut film To Kill a Mongolian Horse in her homeland of Inner Mongolia? Source: [6]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rutherford Chang
Created by Prince of Erebor (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 35 past nominations.
—👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 14:55, 24 March 2025 (UTC).
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| Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation |
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Overall: 
Citations 1–3, 6–9, 20, and 21 randomly spot-checked for verification; no issues arose. All the hooks are mentioned and verified with the given sources in the article. In terms of which hook is the best, I would personally rank them in the order they're given in, from most interesting to least interesting, but maybe with ALT0 and ALT2 swapped (i.e. 2, 1, 0, 3, 4, 5). Yue🌙 03:13, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks a lot for reviewing the article, Yue!! I am happy to proceed with ALT2. —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 17:16, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
References
- ^ 王静怡 (8 October 2024). "威尼斯日《一匹白马的热梦》专访：我们需要一种私人的"被看见"". The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 March 2025.
对于制片来说赶晨光或精准调度的室外拍摄和精准室内的室内拍摄，会不会是比较大的挑战？制片人/莫珠琳：当然，包括我们最难的那一场大雪暴的戏。寒冷程度就连我们土生土长在草原的男主都扛不住。
[For the production team, is it a significant challenge to capture the morning light during outdoor shoots or to schedule indoor shoots precisely? Producer/Mo Zhulin: Of course, especially with our most challenging scene involving the snowstorm. The coldness was so intense that even our male lead, who grew up locally on the grasslands, could not endure it.] - ^ Corte, Laura Della (2 September 2024). ""To Kill a Mongolian Horse," interview with Director Xiaoxuan Jiang". FRED Film Radio. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
"Saina's story captivated me," Jiang reveals, referring to her friend who turned to horseback performances to supplement his income. / Saina, who portrays himself in the film, constantly shifts between his role as a performer and the hardships of his daily life.
- ^ Scott, Mathew (20 October 2024). "Preserving Inner Mongolia's culture: How Jiang Xiaoxuan's debut film found its voice". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
During filming, Saina suffered a fall from his horse early on, casting uncertainty on his involvement. Surprisingly, this incident became a defining moment, enriching the film's emotional landscape.
- ^ Balaga, Marta (31 August 2024). "It Takes Time to Become a Hero in Venice Days Feature 'To Kill a Mongolian Horse'". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
"They had to dress up and put on all this makeup in order to become heroic figures. It's not something that happens naturally. It takes time for you to put on the 'armor.' Even with Marvel superheroes, you see their 'normal' side and then you see them in costume. But how do they put them on?," Jiang says.
- ^ Scott, Mathew (20 October 2024). "Preserving Inner Mongolia's culture: How Jiang Xiaoxuan's debut film found its voice". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
When she was fine-tuning her script, Jiang also turned to Malaysia's own Tan Chui Mui — the force behind such acclaimed movies such as the martial arts mash-up Barbarian Invasion (2021). So impressed was Tan that she came on board as executive producer. / Also, her [online script] workshop was every morning at 8am for 20 straight days and that taught me to be disciplined, which I think is so important for a writer.
- ^ Scott, Mathew (20 October 2024). "Preserving Inner Mongolia's culture: How Jiang Xiaoxuan's debut film found its voice". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
Jiang grew up in the northern mining centre of Baotou, Inner Mongolia. / Returning to her roots, Jiang chose to make her first film a reflection of her own upbringing, particularly the horses integral to Inner Mongolian culture.