
Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei
Bodrov (PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS) illuminates the life and
legend of Genghis Khan in his stunning historical epic,
MONGOL. 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 nomad’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. Asano’s achievement is
matched by those of his co-stars, including the radiant
newcomer Khulan Chuluun as Temudgin’s courageous, spirited
wife Borte, and the Chinese actor Honglei Sun (THE ROAD
HOME) as the Mongol chieftain Jamukha, Temudgin’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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