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"MONGOL is quality escapism: an exotic saga that compels, moves and envelops us with its grand and captivating story." - Claudia Pulg, USA Today

"I don't know the Mongolian word for panache, but MONGOL's got plenty of it." - Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

"Quite grand, quite exotic, David Lean-style epic." - Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

MONGOL illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan. Based on leading scholarly accounts, the film delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, MONGOL paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror, revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader.

dir. Sergei Bodrov, w/ Tadanobu Asano, in Mongolian with English subtitles, 2h6m