The 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 Temüjin is taken on a trip by his father to select a girl as his future wife. He meets Börte, who says she would like to be chosen, which he does. He promises to return after five years to marry her. Temüjin’s father is poisoned on the trip, and dies. As a boy Temüjin passes through starvation, humiliations and even slavery, but later with the help of Börte he overcomes all of his childhood hardships to become one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known.
Release Date: 4 July 2008Runtime: 126 min
Stars:
- Aliya
- Amadu Mamadakov
- Ba Sen Zha Bu
- Bao Di
- Ben Hon Sun
- Deng Ba Te Er
- He Qi
- Honglei Sun
- Huntun Batu
- Ji Ri Mu Tu
- Khulan Chuluun
- Sai Xing Ga
- Su Ya La Su Rong
- Tadanobu Asano
- You Er
Director: Sergey Bodrov
