Nomad - The Warrior
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Nomad - The Warrior |
| Original title | Nomad |
| Country of production | Kazakhstan , France |
| original language | English , Kazakh |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 122 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Sergei Bodrow , Ivan Passer , Talgat Temenov |
| script | Armor İbrahimbəyov |
| production |
Ram Bergman , Pavel Douvidzon , Rüstəm İbrahimbəyov, Miloš Forman |
| music | Carlo Siliotto |
| camera |
Ueli Steiger , Dan Laustsen |
| cut |
Ivan Lebedev , Rick Shaine |
| occupation | |
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Nomad - The Warrior ( Kazakh Көшпенділер ) is a historical epic from 2005. The film traces the childhood of Ablai Khan . The work was shot in two versions, one in a Kazakh version by Talgat Temenov, and the other in an English version by Ivan Passer and Sergei Bodrow .
The German DVD first release was on April 7, 2008, the television premiere took place on November 14, 2008 under the title Nomad - Prince of the Steppe .
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Foreign invaders threatened the Kazakh steppe, populated by peaceful nomadic tribes , in the early 18th century . The warriors of the Djungarians , who repeatedly invade the country from Mongolia , pose a particular threat . It is easy for the intruders to attack because the scattered and sometimes warring Kazak tribes cannot agree on a common leadership. The only hope is an ancient prophecy that one day a leader will arise to unite the nation and free the troubled country from the enemy.
Oraz the Wise, a glorious warrior, dedicates his life to finding this very child. When he discovers the newborn, his life is already threatened by the advancing Djungar hordes. Oraz saves the newly born noble boy, although the baby's mother is murdered. He then travels to Turkistan to convince the child's father, Sultan Wali, to leave the little ones to him. With a heavy heart, Sultan Wali hands his son over to Oraz. In the following years, the Kazak warrior trained several boys to be proud fighters, including Sultan's son Mansur and his friend Erali. The young men grow up like brothers with the attractive Gaukhar, who is later courted by both.
Years later, Great Khan Galdan, the leader of the Djungars, feverishly searches for the Kazakh hero in order to kill him. The armed forces led by the brutal military leader Sharish then raid the steppe country again and kill all men they can get hold of. Meanwhile, Oraz and his pupils are preparing to defend the city in Turkistan. Before there is any major bloodshed, Mansur and Sharish clash in a deadly duel. Mansur avenges the death of his mother and kills Sharish - major fighting does not take place. As the “hero of the Kazakh nation”, Mansur was given the nickname Ablai .
Then Ablais and Eralis go their separate ways, who secretly wants to free the kidnapped Gaukhar. When the sultan's son is also taken prisoner, all three protagonists end up separated from each other in the Great Khan's camp. The prisoner of hope of the Kazakhs is being tested there. Galdan lets him fight for life and death against a masked stranger - against Erali. Mansur emerges victorious from the battle and turns out to be the brave warrior of prophecy before the eyes of the Great Khan. Even before Galdan gives his opponent his freedom - the law of the nomads commands him to leave - the latter flees with Gaukhar from the enemy camp.
Six months later the armed army of the Djungars besieged Turkistan. In the 100-day battle, Ablai defeated the aggressors by uniting the Kazakh tribes.
Reviews
The Lexicon of International Films wrote that the large-scale production aimed at the international market was dripping with "pathos and patriotism" . Nevertheless, the "rather simple story" captivates with "great landscape shots and overwhelming battle panoramas."
Web links
- Nomad - The Warrior in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Nomad - The Warrior atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- French side of the film
- Article with information about the film on rg.ru (Russian)