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Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 7:00 PM
This sweeping epic follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to his ascension as the legendary Ghengis Khan. Starring Tadanobu Asano, considered Japan's Johnny Depp. From director Sergei Bodrov (PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAIN).
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120 minutes
Directed by: Sergei Bodrov
New England Premiere
Co-presented by Central Bank, presenting sponsor of the narrative feature films
Mongolian w/ English subtitles
Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS) illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan in this stunning historical epic. Based on leading scholarly accounts and written by Bodrov and Arif Aliyev, Mongol delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin 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 us the making of an extraordinary man, and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested: his relationship with his wife, Borte, his lifelong love and most trusted advisor.
Filmed in the very lands that gave birth to Genghis Khan, the film transports us back to a distant and exotic period in world history: to a nomad's landscape of endless space, climatic extremes and ever-present danger. In a performance of powerful stillness and subtlety, celebrated Japanese actor Asano Tadanobu (ZATOICHI, LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE; considered Japan's Johnny Depp) captures the inner fire that enabled a hunted boy to become a legendary conqueror. Asano's achievement is matched by those of his co-stars, including the radiant newcomer Khulan Chulun as Temudgin's courageous, spirited wife Borte; and the Chinese actor Honglei Sun (THE ROAD HOME) as the Mongol chieftain Jamukha, Temdgin's dearest friend and deadliest enemy. Masterfully blending action and emotion against some of the most arresting terrain on earth, Bodrov delivers an exciting and awe-inspiring tale of survival and triumph and a love story for the ages.
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