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Mongol Review, by A. O. Scott of The New York Times
Directed by the protean and prolific Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (who wrote the script with Arif Aliyev), it is, among other things, a stubborn defense of old-fashioned, grand-scale moviemaking. (It is also an old-style international co-produc...
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Is Mongol a good Movie?
I had been waiting for this movie to come out, now that it is out I don't feel like watching it. So I wanted to ask you people is it really worth watching? If yes why? And I also post a poll about this on my site, if you have time visit there and ...
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Cast & Crew
- Aliya as
Oelun - Tegen Ao as
Charkhu - Tadanobu Asano as
Temudjin - Ying Bai as
Merchant with golden ring - Khulan Chuluun as
Borte - Bao Di as
Todoen - Bayertsetseg Erdenebat as
Young Borte - Deng Ba Te Er as
Daritai - You Er as
Sorgan-Shira - Sai Xing Ga as
Chiledu - Ba Yin Qi Qi Ge as
Temulun - Ba De Rong Gui as
Young Taichar - Sun Ben Hon as
Monk - Zhang Jiong as
Tangut Garrison Chief - Amadu Mamadakov as
Targutai - Odnyam Odsuren as
Young Temudjin - He Qi as
Dai-Sechen - Li Jia Qi as
Mungun - Bu Ren as
Taichar - Su Ya La Su Rong as
Girkhai - Ba Sen as
Esugei - Honglei Sun as
Jamukha - Ba Te as
Khasar - Ba Ti as
Dzhuchi - Ba Tu as
Altan - Ji Ri Mu Tu as
Boorchu - Tunga as
Sochikhel - Amarbold Tuvshinbayar as
Young Jamukha
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Filmed in the very lands that gave birth to Genghis Khan, "Mongol" transports us back to a distant and exotic period in world history; to a nomadâs landscape of endless space, climatic extremes and ever-present danger. In a performance of powerful stillness and subtlety, celebrated young Japanese actor Asano Tadanobu ("Zatoichi," "Last Life in the Universe") captures the inner fire that enabled a hunted boy to become a legendary conqueror. Asanoâs achievement is matched by those of his co-stars, including the radiant newcomer Khulan Chuluun as Temudginâs courageous, spirited wife Borte, and the Chinese actor Honglei Sun ("The Road Home") as the Mongol chieftain Jamukha, Temudginâs dearest friend and deadliest enemy. Masterfully blending action and emotion against some of the most arresting terrain on earth, Bodrov delivers an exciting and awe-inspiring tale of survival and triumph, and a love story for the ages.
The film was an international co-production between companies in Germany, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia. Shooting took place, for the most part, in the People's Republic of China, principally Inner Mongolia (the Mongol autonomous region) and in Kazakhstan. Shooting began in September of 2005 and finished in November of 2006. The film was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as a submission from Kazakhstan.
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The movie is an epic story of a young Genghis Khan and how events in his early life lead him to become a legendary conqueror. As a boy he passes through starvation, humiliations and even slavery, but later with the help of his love Borte he overcomes all of his childhood hardships to become one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known. |||| Based on leading scholarly accounts and written by Bodrov and Arif Aliyev, "Mongol" delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror, revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader. "Mongol" shows us the making of an extraordinary man, and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested: his relationship with his wife, Borte, his lifelong love and most trusted advisor. Filmed in the very lands that gave birth to Genghis Khan, "Mongol" transports us back to a distant and exotic period in world history; to a nomadââ¬â¢s landscape of endless space, climatic extremes and ever-present danger. In a performance of powerful stillness and subtlety, celebrated young Japanese actor Asano Tadanobu ("Zatoichi," "Last Life in the Universe") captures the inner fire that enabled a hunted boy to become a legendary conqueror. Asanoââ¬â¢s achievement is matched by those of his co-stars, including the radiant newcomer Khulan Chuluun as Temudginââ¬â¢s courageous, spirited wife Borte, and the Chinese actor Honglei Sun ("The Road Home") as the Mongol chieftain Jamukha, Temudginââ¬â¢s dearest friend and deadliest enemy. Masterfully blending action and emotion against some of the most arresting terrain on earth, Bodrov delivers an exciting and awe-inspiring tale of survival and triumph, and a love story for the ages.
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