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MONGOL

Director:

  Sergei Bodrov
  

Year Released:

  2007

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Tadasobu Asano
  Khylan Chuluun
  Odnyam Odsuren
  Honglei Sun
  Ba Tu
Movie Haiku:Early life of Mongolian warrior Temudjin. Fantastic visuals & character development, but stops just when story gets historically interesting as "Ghengis Khan" consolidates his hold over warring tribes & becomes a world-historical figure. Wastes time on improbable "love story." Jeez!

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2008