Starting from March 3, on Sundays, the Danube invites its viewers on a fantastic journey. They can visit the mysterious and fascinating landscapes of Mongolia with the fourteen-part documentary series "Lost Magic of the Holy East".
Mongolian gastronomy, culture and lifestyle come to life from the Gobi Desert to the Altai Mountains to the ancient city of Karakorum. With the episodes, you can also visit reindeer herders, Ulaanbaatar and the Buddhist shrine of the city of Moron to see the High Lama.
The writer and director of the series is Zsolt Bayer, the producer is Márton Kálomista, and the professional supporter is Dr. Borbála Obrusánszky, Hungary's ambassador to Mongolia, who are also researching the common ancestral bloodline of the two nations.
40 days of filming
The crew of the series filmed in Mongolia for 40 days, during their 8,500-kilometer journey, they also visited the +35-degree desert and -15-degree mountains. A more comprehensive series about Mongolia has been produced than ever before. Spectators can get an insight into the world of Buddhism and shamanism at the monastery of the High Lama, visit the Nadaam festival and follow a real wild camping trip, one where there is really no trace of civilization. In breathtaking drone footage, you can see the points of the Altai Mountains where the crew could only enter with a special military permit.
A more comprehensive series about Mongolia than ever before
The series about Mongolia was dreamed up by Zsolt Bayer, the writer and director of the series. As the producer of the series, Márton Kálomista accompanied the months-long preparation phase and the post-production of the episodes.
The common past
In addition to presenting the country and its inhabitants, the series also explores the common threads of Hungarian and Mongolian culture and history. With the help of historians and researchers, they look for DNA matches, on the basis of which the common bloodline can be traced back to Sámuel Aba. At the end of the series, we get answers to the questions of the common past.
Featured image: Zoltán Pető, Director General of the Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund (MTVA) program, Borbála Obrusánszky, Hungarian Ambassador to Mongolia, professional supporter of the series, Zsolt Bayer, writer and director of the series, and Márton Kálomista, producer of the series Szent Kelet Veszitz On February 2, 2024, at a press event presenting the new Hungarian documentary series Varázsa. The fourteen-part series presenting the special landscapes of Mongolia can be seen every Sunday on the Duna channel from March 3 (Photo: MTI/Zoltán Balogh).
