Nomad (2005/II)

Directors:

Sergei Bodrov
Ivan Passer

Sceneggiatore:

Rustam Ibragimbekov (writer)

Data di uscita:

17 luglio 2005 (Kazakhstan)

Genere:

Drama | History | War

Slogan:

Courage know no limit

Plot:

An historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan, where a young man is destined to unite the country's three warring tribes. |

Plot Keywords:

1800s | Kazakhstan | Nomad

Premi:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Recensioni degli utenti:

Beautiful photography, sweet action, and it's in English!

Cast

Kuno Becker	...	Mansur
Jay Hernandez	...	Erali
Jason Scott Lee	...	Oraz
Doskhan Zholzhaksynov	...	Galdan Ceren, the Jungar Sultan
Ayanat Ksenbai	...	Gaukhar (as Ayana Yesmagambetova)
Mark Dacascos	...	Sharish
Ashir Chokubayev		(as Ashir Shokibaev)
Zhanas Iskakov
Almaikhan Kenzhebekova
Tungyshbai Dzhamankulov		(as Tungishbai Zhamankulov)
Erik Zholzhaksynov	...	Barak
Dilnaz Akhmadieva	...	Hocha
Termirkhan Tursingaliev
Asylbolat Ismagulov
Sabit Orazbaev

Alias:

Nomad (USA) (informal English title)
Nomad: The Warrior (USA) (long title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Durata:

112 min

Nazionalità:

France | Kazakhstan

Lingua:

Kazakh | Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital

Divieti:

Australia:MA (2008) | Singapore:NC-16 | France:-12 (DVD) | USA:R

Luoghi delle riprese:

Kazakhstan

Company:

Ibrus

Curiosità:

After acquiring this movie, the Weinsteins has invested more money in the film, demanding more battle scenes and development of the central love story, and delaying its international release until later to in 2006.

Errori:

Personale o equipaggiamento visibile: In the scene where Erali and Gaukhar are on the swing, you can clearly see a string or wire attached to the handkerchief/scarf.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV)

Beautiful photography, sweet action, and it's in English!

Other reviewers before me saw this in Kazak language with English subtitles. My review is for the English version which was released in 40 US theaters this weekend. Only the greetings were in the Kazak language. Being a fan of Hong Kong flicks, I've seen my fair share of bad dubbing, and I could not tell that this was dubbed, period! Maybe it wasn't as most of the main actors are American. It was a wonderfully filmed historical epic that contains some minor ripoffs from Return to Snowy River, Gladiator and Musa(2001), but those scenes worked very well. If you're a fan of warriors on horseback this is definitely a must see for you. To be honest I wasn't expecting it to be so good, and the only reason I drove out of my way to see it was because Mark Dacascos was in it. He plays a menacing warrior and was definitely cast well as his character! Way to go Mark! The girls in this flick are pretty and their acting is well done! This film is definitely soft on the eyes and full of epic eye candy. They spent the 40 million production dollars well. The actors' performances were believable even the unknowns. My only complaint with this film is the 2 main heroes. You could tell they'd been trained well with sword fighting as I'm sure Jason Scott Lee and Mark helped out with that. But I really didn't think the two main heroes were cast well as Kazaks seeing how most everyone else in the film at least looked half Oriental including the Kazaks. Aside from that, I have no complaints and only praise for this foul-language-free and nudity-free sweeping historical epic shot on location which is a definite plus in my book!