Nomad (2005/II)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Directors:

Sergei Bodrov
Ivan Passer

Writer:

Rustam Ibragimbekov (writer)

Release Date:

17 July 2005 (Kazakhstan)

Genre:

Drama | History | War

Tagline:

Courage know no limit

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Kazakhstan | Historical | Nomad | 1800s

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Nomad (USA) (informal English title)
Nomad: The Warrior (USA) (long title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

France | Kazakhstan

Language:

Kazakh | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | France:-12 (DVD) | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:MA (2008)

Filming Locations:

Kazakhstan

Company:

Ibrus

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where Erali and Gaukhar are on the swing, you can clearly see a string or wire attached to the handkerchief/scarf.

Movie Connections:

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

Review on Kazak version of "Nomad"

Overall, the movie is not bad, but, in my opinion, it could have been better.

I don't think that this movie truly exposes the theme of Kazak nomads and their 300-year struggle against Jongar (Oirat) aggressors. I'm quite disappointed here.

But for non-Kazaks, the movie can make a whole different impression. They may like it a lot, because of the 'freshness' of Central-Asian nomadic theme in the international cinema.

Let's wait for the American (international) version of the movie. I believe it will be in some ways different from the Kazak version.

P.S. For those in Kazakstan, I recommend to watch old Kazak-Soviet movies like "Batyr Bayan", "Jawshy" (Gonets), and "Qyz Jibek". These are one of the few movies that truly show the essence of Kazak nomadism and Kazak-Jongar wars.