Mongol (2007)

Director:

Sergei Bodrov

Writers:

Arif Aliyev (writer)
Sergei Bodrov (writer)

Release Date:

20 September 2007 (Russia)

Genre:

Drama | History

Tagline:

Greatness comes to those who take it.

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Mongol | Russia | 12th Century | King | Historical

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 9 wins

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

Also Known As:

Монгол (Russia)
Mongole, Der (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for sequences of bloody warfare.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

Germany | Kazakhstan | Russia | Mongolia

Language:

Mongolian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Canada:14A | Italy:T | Germany:12 | Ireland:15A | USA:R

Filming Locations:

China

Company:

Andreevsky Flag Film Company

Trivia:

Kazakhstan's official submission in the Foreign Language Film category for the 80th Academy Awards (2008).

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)

Great film

I saw this last week at the Toronto film festival and loved it. Many of the people in my group did not want to see it because they were not interested in the subject matter and ended up loving the film. It seemed to be the overall favorite of the group (we saw 12 films in Toronto). There is a fair amount of blood so if one is bothered by violence, you may not enjoy it. In some ways it reminded me of Braveheart because you learned about the history, but there was also beautiful cinematography, landscapes, and very well done battle scenes. This film could possibly be in the running for the best foreign film Oscar.