The Sales Girl

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The Sales Girl

TV-14

2022

2h 3m

Drama

Comedy

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When college coed Saruul takes a temporary job as a clerk in a sex shop, her poker-faced indifference makes her the perfect foil for the shop's clientele, who range from slightly sheepish and cautiously curious to downright perverse. But it's the shop's flamboyant, eccentric female owner who initiates Saruul's journey into adulthood -- taking her under her wing, teaching her the art of living, and gently guiding her on the path to self-discovery. This joyfully quirky, "candid big-city coming-of-age story" (Variety) from Janchivdorj Sengedorj, "one of the best voices of contemporary cinema in Mongolia" (Asian Movie Pulse), is fueled by a splendidly original script, utterly unique characters and unexpected encounters.

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Peter Debruge

Variety

10/15/2022

Although much of “The Sales Girl” feels consistent with life in London or New York, it’s the Mongolia-specific details that make the film so memorable...

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Alisha Mughal

The Asian Cut

Jul 31

4/5

A treasure for the ways in which it beautifully complicates the coming-of-age tale, expanding its trite ways and leaving it free of confines because it understands that nobody ever stops growing.

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Kathy Fennessy

Video Librarian Magazine

04/26/2025

3.5/5

Janchivdorj Sengedorj's 14th feature offers a drily amusing introduction to life in modern Ulaanbaatar with an appealingly off-kilter tone that recalls the work of Finland's Aki Kaurismäki and New Zealand's Taika Waititi.

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Amarsanaa Battulga

easternKicks.com

08/01/2024

The Sales Girl is one of the better films to come out of Mongolia in recent years, but it is more likely to meet more favourable views abroad.

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Josiah Teal

Film Threat

06/14/2024

9/10

Like a Wong Kar-wai film, the narrative is always in service of the character beats set to a memorable soundtrack.

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Tina Kakadelis

Film Obsessive

05/31/2024

The Sales Girl is more than merely a sexual coming-of-age tale. It’s a modest rumination on life, our purpose here, and the pleasures we find along the way.

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When college coed Saruul takes a temporary job as a clerk in a sex shop, her poker-faced indifference makes her the perfect foil for the shop's clientele, who range from slightly sheepish and cautiously curious to downright perverse. But it's the shop's flamboyant, eccentric female owner who initiates Saruul's journey into adulthood -- taking her under her wing, teaching her the art of living, and gently guiding her on the path to self-discovery. This joyfully quirky, "candid big-city coming-of-age story" (Variety) from Janchivdorj Sengedorj, "one of the best voices of contemporary cinema in Mongolia" (Asian Movie Pulse), is fueled by a splendidly original script, utterly unique characters and unexpected encounters.

Director: Janchivdorj Sengedorj
Producer: Janchivdorj Sengedorj, Khuslen Bayambaa
Screenwriter: Janchivdorj Sengedorj
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Sengedorj Tushee, Nomadia Pictures
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Original Language: Mongolian
Release Date (Streaming): May 24, 2024
Runtime: 2h 3m