| Release Date: | Jun 2008 |
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| Genres: | Biography / Drama / History / Romance / War |
| Awards: | Nominated for Oscar. Another 11 wins & 5 nominations |
| Cast: | Tadanobu Asano (Temudjin), Honglei Sun (Jamukha), Khulan Chuluun (Börte), Aliya (Oelun - Temudjin's Mother), Ba Sen (Esugei - Temudjin's Father), Amadu Mamadakov (Targutai), He Qi (Dai-Sechen), Ben Hon Sun (Monk), Ji Ri Mu Tu (Boorchu), You Er (Sorgan-Shira (as A You Er)), Batu Huntun (Altan (as Hong Jong Ba Tu)), Deng Ba Te Er (Daritai (as E Er Deng Ba Te Er)), Bao Di (Todoen), Su Ya La Su Rong (Girkhai (as Su You Le Si Ren)), Sai Xing Ga (Chiledu), Tegen Ao (Charkhu), Zhang Jiong (Tangut Garrison Chief), Odnyam Odsuren (Young Temudjin), Bayertsetseg Erdenebat (Young Borte), Amarbold Tuvshinbayar (Young Jamukha), Ba Ti (Juchi), Li Jia Qi (Mungun), Bu Ren (Taichar), Ba Yin Qi Qi Ge (Temulun), Ba De Rong Gui (Young Taichar), Ba Te (Khasar), Tunga (Sochikhel) |
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.
