Nomad: The Warrior (2005)
"Köshpendiler" (original title)

An historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan, where a young man is destined to unite the country's three warring tribes.

Directors:

Sergey Bodrov, Ivan Passer

Writer:

Rustam Ibragimbekov

Stars:

Kuno Becker, Jay Hernandez, Jason Scott Lee

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kuno Becker	...	Mansur
Jay Hernandez	...	Erali
Jason Scott Lee	...	Oraz
Doskhan Zholzhaksynov	...	Galdan Ceren, the Jungar Sultan
Ayanat Ksenbai	...	Gaukhar (as Ayana Yesmagambetova)
Mark Dacascos	...	Sharish
Ashir Chokubayev	...	(as Ashir Shokibaev)
Zhanas Iskakov
Almaikhan Kenzhebekova
Tungyshbai Dzhamankulov	...	(as Tungishbai Zhamankulov)
Erik Zholzhaksynov	...	Barak
Dilnaz Akhmadieva	...	Hocha
Termirkhan Tursingaliev
Asylbolat Ismagulov
Sabit Orazbaev

Storyline

Rebirth of a nation. Not since Genghis Khan has anyone united the Kazakh tribes. Jungar tribesmen of Mongolia rule Kazakh land, but a prophecy has it that a descendant of Genghis will unite his people. Oraz the Wise travels the land looking for the child who will fulfill the prophecy. He finds that infant and protects him from the warriors of Galdan, the Jungar king. Oraz recruits one lad from each Kazakh tribe and teaches them the art of war, loyalty, and camaraderie. Two are the best: Mansur and Erali. They are like brothers. Each must prove himself; both fall in love with the same young woman; both fall into enemy hands. At what cost does a prophecy come to pass?

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Plot Keywords:

kazakhstan | 1800s | nomad

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Taglines:

Courage know no limit

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [ru]

Country:

France Kazakhstan

Language:

Kazakh English

Release Date:

17 July 2005 (Kazakhstan)

Also Known As:

Nomad

Filming Locations:

Kazakhstan

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$14,250 (USA) (16 March 2007)

Gross:

$77,231 (USA) (11 May 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ibrus, Kazakhfilm Studios, True Story Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Begun in 2004, completed in 2005, not released until 2006.

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Goofs

When the chief of the Jugars is riding a horse that had just been picked by Oraz, dust left by a vehicle can be seen in front of him, even though he is supposed to be ahead of all the riders.

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Connections

Featured in The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007)

User Reviews

Very disappointing

I am a huge fan of warrior movies. Some of my favorites are Braveheart, Troy, The last samurai and Gladiator. And after watching Mongol, which is absolutely awesome, and which i strongly recommend, i had high expectations from a Sergei Bodrov movie. But it was terrible, awful, even pathetic is not a strong word in this case. The whole movie i was waiting for something exciting to happen, but it didn't, then i was at least expecting a big epic battle at the end, but even that was a huge disappointment, just some random running around, waving with the swords... There are so many good warrior movies, this one is not one of them.