From the almost 3 hour before, I was lying on sofa watched a dvd titled "Mongol". I'd enjoyable this movie and story screen. "Mongol" is made by an award winning Russian filmaker Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains). Here Sergei illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan in this stunning historical epic. Based on leading scholarly accounts and writtn by Bodrov and Arif Aliyev, Mongol delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgrin in 1162. As it follows Temudgrin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror, revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader. Mongol shows me the making of an extraordinary man, and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested: his relationship with his wifre, Borte, his lifelong love and most trusted advisor.
Mongol is a 2007 semi-historical film directed by Sergei Bodrov about Temüjin, the young Genghis Khan. It is planned to be the first in a trilogy about Genghis Khan. The world premiere took place on July 31, 2007.
The film was an international co-production between companies in Germany, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia. Shooting took place, for the most part, in the People's Republic of China, principally Inner Mongolia (the Mongol autonomous region), and in Kazakhstan. Shooting began in September 2005 and finished in November 2006. The film was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as a submission from Kazakhstan.
The second installment of the trilogy, provisionally entitled The Great Khan, is currently in pre-production and is slated for release in 2010. The movie is an epic story of the young Temüjin (Genghis Khan) and how events in his early life lead him to become a legendary conqueror.
The film opens with Temüjin as a prisoner in the Tangut kingdom, and tells his earlier life through flashbacks, beginning with the nine-year-old boy being taken on a trip by his father, Esugei, to select a girl as his future wife. He meets Börte, who says she would like to be chosen and asserts she would make an excellent wife. His father, however, wishes him to choose a wife from the Merkit tribe. Temudjin convinces his father to allow him to choose Börte. He promises to return after five years to marry her.
On their way home, Temüjin's father is poisoned by an enemy tribe and dies. His father tells Temüjin he is now khan. However one of his father's warriors, Targutai, orders the other tribesmen to loot the dead khan's camp, taking the horses and livestock. Targutai spares Temüjin's life, declaring a Mongol does not kill children.
After wandering through the snow Temüjin is found lying down in the snow by a young boy called Jamukha. The two quickly become friends and perform a traditional ceremony declaring themselves blood brothers. Targutai, however, catches up with Temudjin and he is captured and locked in a cangue. Temüjin escapes late one night and continues to roam the countryside.
We do not see Temüjin again until 1186 where he is a young man. He once again is caught by Targutai, who wishes to kill him now that he is grown. Temüjin escapes again, this time taking one of the tribe's horses. He goes to find Börte and brings her back to his family. Later that night they are attacked by the Merkit tribe led by Chiledu, because Temüjin's father had years before stolen his wife from one of their tribesmen. While being chased on horseback, Temüjin is shot with an arrow. Börte whips the horse which Temüjin is on, telling it to go home. Börte is captured and told by the Merkit leader that she is now his. Temüjin returns to his family weakened but determined to get his wife back.
Temüjin goes to his childhood friend, Jamukha. Jamukha, now a khan himself, agrees to help him get his wife back and attack the Merkit tribe, though only after a year passes. The attack on the Merkit tribe is a success, and Temüjin finds Börte alive and Chiledu dead with his throat slit; however, just as he feared, Bortë has already been forced upon and left pregnant with Chiledu's son, who Temüjin takes as his own. Temüjin and his men leave early the next morning with two of Jamukha's soldiers. Jamukha chases down Temüjin, warning him that his actions will lead to war.
Taichar, Jamukha's brother, is later killed while attempting to steal Temüjin's horses; Jamukha and Temüjin go to war. When their armies face off, Temüjin sends some of his men to protect the families, while those remaining continue to fight. Being outnumbered, the army is quickly over-run. Jamukha decides to make Temüjin a slave rather than kill him.
Temüjin is sold to a rich man from the Tangut kingdom. Temüjin sends a message to Börte, indicating that he is alive. To get to Tangut, Börte becomes a merchant's concubine, bearing a daughter along the way. Once Börte arrives in Tangut, she abandons the merchant and pays the guard for the key to Temüjin's cage. Once freed, he gathers an army to unite all Mongols and follow some basic rules to live by.
Temudjin takes on Jamukha to unite the tribes. After his victory, Temüjin is named the khan of all Mongols: Genghis Khan
Main actors
Tadanobu Asano 浅野忠信, role as Temüjin, born Tadanobu Sato (佐藤 忠信 Satō Tadanobu, born Novembe 27, 1973, in Yokohama), is a Japanese actor. He is most well known for his roles such as Dragon Eye Morrison in Electric Dragon 80.000 V, Kakihara in Ichi the Killer, Mamoru Arita in Bright Future, Hattori Genosuke in Zatoichi, Kenji in Last Life in the Universe, Aman in Survive Style 5+, Ayano in The Taste of Tea, and Temudjin in Mongol.
Sun Honglei, 孙红雷, role as Jamukha, born 16 August 1970 in Harbin, China is a Chinese actor. Sun became a popular local nightclub singer and host before going into acting. In 1995, Sun attended the Central Academy of Drama, where he graduated in 1997. He has since gone on to star in numerous TV dramas and films, winning many awards for his stage work. Sun is probably best known to Asian cinema fans for his supporting performances in Triangle and Blood Brothers.
Chuluuny Khulan, born 1984, is a Mongolian actress who first gained international notice as Börte, the wife of Genghis Khan, in the 2007 Oscar nominated Kazakh film Mongol.Khulan was a student in 2006 hoping to join the country's military and enroll in a military school when she was "discovered" by Guka Omarav, the casting agent for Mongol, while standing in a visa line at the Chinese embassy in Ulaanbaatar.
I like this soundtrack effect for the ending theme [Rock]
Genghis khan of the great steppe, he conquered half the world, the ancient Tangut Kingdom was erased from the face of the earth, but the monastery survived.
