Mongol (2007)

Director : Sergei Bodrov.
Genere : Drama / History .
Cast : Tadanobu Asano, Khulan Chuluun, Tegen Ao.
Rating : Must Watch

Mongol is the director’s re-creation of young Temudjin’s journey to become one of the greatest conquerors the world ever saw. The movie concentrates on the early life of Temudjin before becoming the Great Genghis Khan. One of the greatest difficulties while making a movie based on historic legends is the clarity of actual events. There will be mysteries through out their lifetime and the film makers have to depend on fiction to fill up the gaps. This is not an exception for that although the film maker was bold enough to left out some blanks as such. Any thing can happen; even a divine intervention won’t be an exaggeration while telling a legendary story like this.

Temudjin was not born as a king. He was thrown to slavery after his father’s death. But destiny has a plan, life taught him every thing. He learned everything by experience. It all became clear when he finally realize that “There was no place for me to hide”
From then nothing could stand in his way from becoming the Great Genghis Khan.

Mongol beautifully portrays his family, a beautiful love and trust between Temudjin and his wife Borte, the culture and lifestyle of tribal Mongols. The Cinematography and Art department deserves special mention along with the director’s bold efforts to make this movie such wonderful.