Recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave, born as Temudgin in 1162, before going on to conquer half the world, including Russia, in 1206. The film begins with Genghis Khan in chains – a sight, believe me, that soon becomes familiar. It then flashes back to the late 1100s, when the tyro-tyrant was a nine-year-old named Temudgin.

He and his father and a handful of retainers ride across the Mongolian steppe to visit another tribe, so that Temudgin can choose the future Mrs Khan. But, on the return journey, his father is fatally poisoned. Temudgin may still be a child – and a cute, cuddly child at that – but the title of Khan is already his.

Mongol was nominated for this year's Best Foreign Language Film Oscar

Also Known As: Mongol, Part 1 / Mongol--The Early Years of Genghis Khan
Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Drama and Biopic
Running Time: 2 hrs. 4 min.
Release Date: June 6th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for sequences of bloody warfare.
Distributors: Picturehouse
Production Co.: CTB Film Company, Andreevsky Flag Film Company, Kinofabrika GmbH, X-Filme Creative Pool
Filming Locations: China / Mongolia / Russia / Kazakhstan
Produced in: Germany

* Genghis Khan * Russia * 12th Century * Historical * Asia * Mongol * Steppe * 13th Century * King

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