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Mongol (2007)

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User Rating: 7.5/10 (3,696 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Sergei Bodrov
Writers:
Arif Aliyev (writer)
Sergei Bodrov (writer)
Release Date:
20 September 2007 (Russia) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama | History more
Tagline:
Greatness comes to those who take it. more
Plot:
The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world including Russia in 1206. | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 9 wins more
User Comments:
"Do not scorn a weak cub . . ." more

Cast

 (Credited cast)
Aliya ... Oelun
Tegen Ao ... Charkhu
Tadanobu Asano ... Temudjin
Ying Bai ... Merchant with golden ring
Khulan Chuluun ... Börte
Bao Di ... Todoen
Bayertsetseg Erdenebat ... Young Borte
Deng Ba Te Er ... Daritai
You Er ... Sorgan-Shira
Sai Xing Ga ... Chiledu
Ba Yin Qi Qi Ge ... Temulun
Ba De Rong Gui ... Young Taichar
Sun Ben Hon ... Monk
Zhang Jiong ... Tangut Garrison Chief
Amadu Mamadakov ... Targutai
Odnyam Odsuren ... Young Temudjin
He Qi ... Dai-Sechen
Li Jia Qi ... Mungun
Bu Ren ... Taichar
Su Ya La Su Rong ... Girkhai
Ba Sen ... Esugei
Honglei Sun ... Jamukha
Ba Te ... Khasar
Ba Ti ... Dzhuchi
Ba Tu ... Altan
Ji Ri Mu Tu ... Boorchu
Tunga ... Sochikhel
Amarbold Tuvshinbayar ... Young Jamukha
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Монгол (Russia)
Mongol: The Rise to Power of Genghis Khan (UK)
Mongole, Der (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sequences of bloody warfare.
Runtime:
126 min
Language:
Mongolian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS
Filming Locations:
China more
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Trivia:
A battle scene required 1500 horses and riders. These had to be imported from Kazakhstan to China. The riders, not being professional actors, needed 2 months of training. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) more

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Is "Mongol" the first of a trilogy?
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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
"Do not scorn a weak cub . . .", 15 May 2008
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Author: Red-125 from Upstate New York

Mongol (2007), was co-written and directed by Sergei Bodrov. It was filmed in Kazakhstan, and is in Mongolian with English subtitles. It's a biography of Ghenghis Khan, especially his rise to power. The movie quotes an old proverb: "Do not scorn a weak cub; he may become a brutal tiger." Actually, as portrayed in the film, Ghenghis Khan was hardly a weak cub, even as a young child. However, he certainly became a tiger when grown--whether brutal or just powerful is another question.

The film is more or less consistent with the Wikipedia report of Khan's life. He was captured and enslaved as a boy, but managed to escape and eventually conquer his local tribal enemies. (The movie portrays Ghenghis Khan as a young boy and then a young man. The film ends before we can see Khan's eventual consolidation of his huge empire.)

There is (literally) a cast of thousands. The movie is colorful, the battle scenes are graphic, and men, women, and horses all look great. The acting was excellent, especially that of Odnyam Odsuren as the young Ghenghis Khan, Tadanobu Asano as the grown man, and the beautiful Khulan Chuluun as Börte, his wife.

For political and/or esthetic reasons, Khan is portrayed as a man who brought the warring Mongolian tribes together, and as a lawgiver and just ruler. I don't have enough knowledge of the period to know whether the people of his empire would have taken this view. However, this is a movie, not a Ph.D. dissertation, so I accepted it as an action-filled and enjoyable--if not profound--film.

We saw this film at the excellent Rochester High Falls International Film Festival. Because of the sweeping nature of the battles, and the glorious shots of the landscape, this movie will lose a lot on DVD. Try to see it in a theater, preferably one with a large screen.

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