Mongol: A ascensão de Genghis Khan (2007)

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206.

Director:

Sergei Bodrov (as Sergey Bodrov)

Writers:

Arif Aliev, Sergei Bodrov (as Sergey Bodrov)

Stars:

Tadanobu Asano, Amadu Mamadakov, Khulan Chuluun

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tadanobu Asano	...	Temudjin
Honglei Sun	...	Jamukha
Khulan Chuluun	...	Börte
Aliya	...	Oelun - Temudjin's Mother
Baasanjav Mijid	...	Esugei - Temudjin's Father (as Ba Sen)
Amadu Mamadakov	...	Targutai
He Qi	...	Dai-Sechen
Ben Hon Sun	...	Monk
Ji Ri Mu Tu	...	Boorchu
You Er	...	Sorgan-Shira (as A You Er)
Huntun Batu	...	Altan (as Hong Jong Ba Tu)
Deng Ba Te Er	...	Daritai (as E Er Deng Ba Te Er)
Bao Di	...	Todoen
Su Ya La Su Rong	...	Girkhai (as Su You Le Si Ren)
Sai Xing Ga	...	Chiledu

Storyline

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. The 9-year-old Temüjin is taken on a trip by his father to select a girl as his future wife. He meets Börte, who says she would like to be chosen, which he does. He promises to return after five years to marry her. Temüjin's father is poisoned on the trip, and dies. As a boy Temüjin passes through starvation, humiliations and even slavery, but later with the help of Börte he overcomes all of his childhood hardships to become one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known.

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Plot Keywords:

genghis khan | slave | warlord | desert | monk | 

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Taglines:

Greatness comes to those who take it.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sequences of bloody warfare

Details

Official Sites:

CTB Film Company/Kinofabrika Official site [Japan]

Country:

Russia Germany Kazakhstan

Language:

Mongolian Mandarin

Release Date:

20 September 2007 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Mongol: A ascensão de Genghis Khan

Filming Locations:

China

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

RUR 69,406,106 (Russia), 23 September 2007, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$135,526, 8 June 2008, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$5,701,643, 7 September 2008

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$26,527,510, 31 December 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

CTB Film Company,Andreevsky Flag Film Company,X-Filme Creative Pool

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Sergei Bodrov and Production Designer Dashi Namdakov visited Mongolia's chief shaman in the capital city of Ulan Bator, so that they could ask permission to film a movie about Genghis Khan's life. The shaman told them that of all the people who have talked about making such a film, they were the only ones to ask his permission.

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Goofs

When Temujin and Borte are fleeing their pursuers, Temujin is shown shooting his bow (in a "Parthian shot" manner) at this pursuers, killing one. In the very next screen shot, Borte and Temujin are shown racing their horses - Temujin's bow is again in its saddle case.

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Quotes

Young Temudjin: [Inspecting a line of brides-to-be] I choose you.
Young Borte: I accept.
Young Temudjin: [Turns to his father] I have chosen my bride!

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Connections

Featured in Timeshift: Epic: A Cast of Thousands! (2011)

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Soundtracks

Slavery
Composed By Tuomas Kantelinen
Performed by Hamburg Film Orchestra, The London Session Orchestra, One Orchestra, Altan Urag
© 2008 X-Filme Creative Pool GmbH.
(p) 2008 Kinofabrika GmbH & Tuomas Kantelinen Ensemble.

User Reviews

Great primer for a international audience unfamiliar with Ghengis Khan

Saw this flick last night and I really loved it. As I understand it many Mongolians hate the film for historical inaccuracies and a heavily accented cast (the lead is from Japan) but if you are unfamiliar with the area and culture you'll find a great story that brings a new light to a historical figure that a surprisingly large portion of the world reviles.

The cinematography is gorgeous and the subtitle script is excellent.

What really makes this film great are the performances and the action scenes.

When he gains followers and unites Mongolia you understand why.

Hopefully the film will get people to read more about the original man and discover the historical inaccuracies.

Of course as historical accuracies go it much more accurate then Elizabeth: The Golden Age.