Cinematical was just handed this exclusive clip from the film Mongol, which finally arrives in theaters in limited release on June 6 after being nominated for a Best Foreign Language Oscar. Mongol comes from the award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains), and it follows the early years of Genghis Khan -- before he took on that name, through his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny. Cinematical's Eric D. Snider reviewed the film when it played the Portland Film Festival, and said: "The battle scenes, in particular, are thrilling and visceral without being too nauseating, and Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano's performance as Temudjin has the stoicism and dedication you need for an effective biopic hero." I think it goes without saying that we all love a film with a few good battles in it, and Mongol looks to give us just that ... and then some. Check out the clip above, then the poster, then get your asses to the theater when it arrives on June 6.
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EXCLUSIVE: New Clip from 'Mongol'
Cinematical was just handed this exclusive clip from the film Mongol, which finally arrives in theaters in limited release on June 6 after being nominated for a Best Foreign Language Oscar. Mongol comes from the award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains), and it follows the early years of Genghis Khan -- before he took on that name, through his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny. Cinematical's Eric D. Snider reviewed the film when it played the Portland Film Festival, and said: "The battle scenes, in particular, are thrilling and visceral without being too nauseating, and Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano's performance as Temudjin has the stoicism and dedication you need for an effective biopic hero." I think it goes without saying that we all love a film with a few good battles in it, and Mongol looks to give us just that ... and then some. Check out the clip above, then the poster, then get your asses to the theater when it arrives on June 6.
EXCLUSIVE: 'Mongol' Poster Premiere!
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Cinematical has just received this exclusive poster for the Oscar-nominated film Mongol, from the award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains). The film follows the early years of Genghis Khan, before he took on that name, through his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny. Filmed in the very lands that gave birth to Genghis Khan, Mongol 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 his review from the Portland Film Festival, Cinematical's Eric D. Snider said of Mongol: "The battle scenes, in particular, are thrilling and visceral without being too nauseating, and Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano's performance as Temudjin has the stoicism and dedication you need for an effective biopic hero."
Mongol is set to arrive in theaters on June 6.
Genghis Khan biopic announced
To celebrate the 800th anniversary of the
founding of Mongolia, The Blue Wolf - To the Ends of the Earth and Sea, an epic film exploring the life of
Genghis Khan, is being planned. Produced by Haruki
Kadokawa, whose controversial Yamato: The Last
Battle (about a Japanese warship sunk by the US during World War II) has done phenomenal business at the
Japanese box office, the film is set to star Yamato star Takashi
Sorimachi as Khan. With a budget of about $25 million, the movie will take Khan from his birth (he's descended from a blue wolf - who knew?) in 1162 to his death 65 years later, by which time he had conquered most of Asia. Some of that budget will be saved by the complete cooperation of the Mongolian government, which gives the production thousands of cheap extras to dress up in period gear and throw onto battlefields all over Asia. Shooting will begin in June and is expected to take about three months.
It's too bad that something like this is unlikely to ever see the light of day in the US - who could resist a bloody, period epic, even if it does have subtitles? Come on, distributors - somebody, take a chance!
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