Mongol (2007)

Actors: Tadanobu Asano (actor), Tuomas Kantelinen (composer), Sergey Bodrov (director), Stefan Arndt (producer), Sergey Selyanov (producer), Sergey Bodrov (producer), Sergey Bodrov (writer), Valdís Óskarsdóttir (editor), Andro Steinborn (miscellaneous crew), Zach Staenberg (editor), Marcos Kantis (producer), Honglei Sun (actor), Thomas Diesselhorst (miscellaneous crew), Manuela Stehr (producer), Skady Lis (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: The movie is an epic story of a young Genghis Khan and how events in his early life lead him to become a legendary conqueror. The 9-year-old Temüjin is taken on a trip by his father to select a girl as his future wife. He meets Börte, who says she would like to be chosen, which he does. He promises to return after five years to marry her. Temüjin's father is poisoned on the trip, and dies. As a boy Temüjin passes through starvation, humiliations and even slavery, but later with the help of Börte he overcomes all of his childhood hardships to become one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known.

Keywords: 12th-century, abduction, arranged-marriage, battle, betrayal, blood-oath, blood-spatter, bone, brother-brother-relationship, child-in-peril
Genres: Biography, Drama, History, War,
Taglines: Greatness comes to those who take it. The untold story of Genghis Khan's rise to power Don't despise a weak cub, it can appear the son of a tiger.

Quotes:

Temudjin: Mongols need laws.::Temudjin: I will make them obey...::Temudjin: ...even if I have to kill half of them.::Temudjin: Our laws will be simple.::Temudjin: Don't kill women or children.::Temudjin: Don't forget your debts.::Temudjin: Fight enemies to the end.::Temudjin: And never betray your khan.

Jamukha: You're letting an enemy go free.::Temudjin: I'm letting a brother go free.

Temudjin: [Indicates Borte] She is carrying my son.::Jamukha: [Notes Chiledu's corpse and laughs] I see!

Jamukha: Don't tell anyone we went to war over a woman.

Young Borte: Why did you come here?::Young Temudjin: I'm going to the Merkits to choose a bride. I'm here for the night.::Young Borte: Smart people choose us for brides. [after a pause] Goodbye Temudjin.::Young Temudjin: [Calls after her] Wait! What's your name?::Young Borte: Borte, Temudjin. [after a pause] You should choose me! [Leaves]

Oelun: [Is being threatened by a masked rider] Get down. I want to see your face.

Temudjin: [Kneels before the shrine] Lord of the blue sky, great Tengri. I bow before you. Give me the strength.

Börte: I always want to be with you, Temudjin.::Börte: I promise.

Oelun: [Targutai is raiding the campsite] Are you not afraid to steal, Targutai?::Targutai: No! The khan Esugei is dead!::Oelun: [Indicating Temujin] My son will avenge us!::Targutai: [Turns around threateningly] You want me to kill your son?

Young Temudjin: [Is being humiliated in the mud] Tarutai! Tell people I don't want to be khan.::Targutai: [laughs] You're a dog. Nobody cares about you anymore!::Young Temudjin: Why do you still want to kill me?::Targutai: I'll sleep better.::Young Temudjin: [after a pause] I'll kill you!::Targutai: I'll kill you first. [Rides off] Bastard!