Nomad (2005/II)

Directors:

Sergei Bodrov
Ivan Passer

Writer:

Rustam Ibragimbekov (writer)

Release Date:

17 July 2005 (Kazakhstan)

Genre:

Drama | History | War

Tagline:

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

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

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

Also Known As:

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

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

France | Kazakhstan

Language:

Kazakh | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Kazakhstan

Company:

Ibrus

Trivia:

Due to financial problems and problems with weather, the film shut down halfway through. It was completed late 2004, early 2005 but director Ivan Passer and cinematographer Ueli Steiger were replaced by Sergei Bodrov and Dan Laustsen respectively.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When the chief of the Jugars is riding a horse that had just been picked by Oraz, dust left by a vehicle can be seen in front of him, even though he is supposed to be ahead of all the riders.

Movie Connections:

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

Good historical war film

If you've seen all the Hollywood blockbuster war films and are looking for more, this is an interesting period film with loving care put into costumes and sets. True, it didn't have a huge budget, but they clearly put a lot of time into it. If you only want blockbusters, you can skip this film. But if you want to see some history (and learn a little, too, if you're not Khazakh), then it's worth watching. It might be noted that Mansur appears to be an important historical figure for Khazakh - and a lot of their national agencies are listed in the credits. This makes it historical in more than one way - such a film probably wouldn't have been possible during the days of the USSR.