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Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
2007
· Movie
· 126 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1812
- IMDb #1787
- Rotten Tomatoes #1541
- Metacritic #1305
- Letterboxd #2381
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1467
+6 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2048
- Metacritic Critics #1121
- Metacritic Audience #1819
- Kinopoisk #1901
- AlloCiné #3859
- Trakt #2508
Every rating
56–86
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 56, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 86.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →This epic chronicles the early life of Temüjin, the man who would become Genghis Khan. It follows his difficult childhood, marked by betrayal, enslavement, and the murder of his father. The story focuses on his fierce struggle for survival, his deep bond with his wife Borte, and his relentless quest to unite the warring Mongol tribes under his leadership through cunning, perseverance, and sheer force of will.
Details
- Director
- Sergei Bodrov
- Writers
- Arif Aliev, Sergei Bodrov
- Released
- 20 September 2007
- Country
- Germany, Kazakhstan, Russia, Hong Kong, Mongolia
- Language
- Mongolian, Mandarin
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $18.0M
- Box office
- $26.5M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 6 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 17 →11 wins from 17 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| 80th Academy Awards 2007 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee | |
| 2009 40th NAACP Image Awards 2009 | Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture | Nominee | |
| 2008 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards 2008 | Best Foreign Language Film | Winner | |
| 2008 Nika Awards 2008 | Best Cinematography | Sergey Trofimov, Rogier Stoffers | Winner |
| 2008 Nika Awards 2008 | Best Film | Winner | |
| 2008 Nika Awards 2008 | Best Director | Sergey Bodrov | Winner |
| 2008 Nika Awards 2008 | Best Costume Design | Karin Lohr | Winner |
| 2008 Nika Awards 2008 | Best Sound | Stephan Konken | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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80th Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
2008 Nika Awards
6 nominations, 6 won
| Best Cinematography | Sergey Trofimov, Rogier Stoffers | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Karin Lohr | Winner |
| Best Director | Sergey Bodrov | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Production Design | Dashi Namdakov, Yelena Zhukova | Winner |
| Best Sound | Stephan Konken | Winner |
6th Golden Eagle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Costume Design | Karin Lohr | Winner |
| Best Sound Design | Stephan Konken | Winner |
2008 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
2nd Asian Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Sun Honglei | Winner |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2008
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
European Film Awards 2008
2 nominations
| Best Cinematographer | Sergey Trofimov, Rogier Stoffers | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Sergey Bodrov | Nominee |
2007 Asia Pacific Screen Awards
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Cinematography | Sergey Trofimov | Nominee |
2009 40th NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2008
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |