MOVIE · 2007

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan

ActionAdventureDramaWar126 min

Tadanobu Asano is Temüjin, the young outcast who will later be known as Genghis Khan. In 12th-century Mongolia, the film follows his early years after his father's death leaves him exposed to rival clans, slavery, and a brutal fight to survive. As Temüjin moves through captivity and shifting tribal alliances, his path begins to point toward the unification of the Mongol people. Khulan Chuluun appears alongside Asano in Sergei Bodrov's account of the years before empire, keeping the focus on the man behind the title rather than the conquests that made him famous.