2009 08 16 - Picturehouse - Mongol
MONGOL 蒙古王-成吉思汗
synopsis
An epic story of the 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.
directorSergei Bodrov
castTadanobu Asano
runtime126 mins
ratingNC16 (Some Violence)
languageMongolian and Mandarin with English subtitles
AwardsWINNER of Best Foreign Language Film - National Board of Review 2008
Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film - Academy Awards 2008
synopsis
An epic story of the 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.
directorSergei Bodrov
castTadanobu Asano
runtime126 mins
ratingNC16 (Some Violence)
languageMongolian and Mandarin with English subtitles
AwardsWINNER of Best Foreign Language Film - National Board of Review 2008
Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film - Academy Awards 2008
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