Released Date:
2008-07-04
Languages:
Mongolian, Mandarin
Countries:
Russia, Germany, Kazakhstan
Runtime:
126 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
7.3 (35870 Reviews)
Director:
Sergey BodrovThe movie is an epic story of a young Genghis Khan and how events in his early life lead him to become a legendary conqueror. The 9-year-old Temèjin is taken on a trip by his father to select a girl as his future wife. He meets Bèrte, who says she would like to be chosen, which he does. He promises to return after five years to marry her. Temèjin's father is poisoned on the trip, and dies. As a boy Temèjin passes through starvation, humiliations and even slavery, but later with the help of Bèrte he overcomes all of his childhood hardships to become one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known.
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