MONGOL

Germany, Kazakhstan, Russia & Mongolia/2007/Mongolian dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/120 mins

A spectacular historical epic set against the backdrop of the harshly beautiful Mongolian steppes, Mongol tells of the formative years and the rise to power of the legendary Genghis Khan. Taking us back to his childhood, the killing of his father and his flight into the wilderness from those rivals who want his crown and who swear to kill him as soon as he has grown big enough, the film gives a central place to the courageous wife (the beautiful Chinese actress Sun Honglei) he wilfully chose as a child. Miraculously surviving his youthful ordeals, the adult Genghis (played very convincingly by Japanese star Asano Todonobu) gathers his clans and allies about him and, in a series of twists and turns and spectacular battles, takes complete power.

“Russian director Sergei Bodrov here proves the complete master of the screen epic, succesfully conjuring up this twelfth-century world with its nomadic traditions. He combines the intimate moments of a great love story and of family life and narrow escapes against all odds with contrasting and spectacular battles between rival tribes that sweep across the landscapes, captured in magnificent wide-screen imagery.” – Simon Field

Starring : Tadanobu Asano, Honglei Sun, Khulan Chuluun, Odnyam Odsuren
Director(s) :

Sergei Bodrov

SERGEI BODROV was born in 1948 in Khabarovsk, Russia, and specialized in screenwriting at the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). After graduating, he wrote journalism, essays and short stories and made his feature debut, as co-director, with Sweet Dreams in the Grass (1984). His solo credits include Freedom Is Paradise (1989), I Wanted to See Angels (1992), Prisoner of the Mountains (1996; winner of numerous international awards), Running Free (1999), The Quickie (2001), Bear’s Kiss (2002) and Nomad (2005).
Crew : Sergey Selyanov(Producer), Anton Melnick(Producer), Arif Aliyev(Scriptwriter), Sergey Trofimov(Cinematographer), Rogier Stoffers(Cinematographer), Zach Staenberg(Editor), Valdis Oskarsdottir(Editor), Tuomas Kantelinen(Composer)
Format : Colour/35mm
Running Time : 120 mins
Country : Germany
Programme : The Cinema of the World
Venue : Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 12
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