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Nomad 
Theatrical release posterDirected by Sergei Bodrov
Ivan Passer
Talgat TemenovProduced by Ram Bergman
Pavel Douvidzon
Miloš FormanWritten by Rustam Ibragimbekov Starring Jay Hernandez
Dilnaz Akhmadieva
Kuno Becker
Mark Dacascos
Jason Scott LeeMusic by Carlo Siliotto Distributed by The Weinstein Company Release date(s) July 17, 2005 (Kazakhstan)
September 7, 2006 (Russia)Running time 112 minutes Country Kazakhstan
RussiaLanguage Russian
KazakhBudget $40 million[1] Box office $3,088,685[2] Nomad: The Warrior (Kazakh: Көшпенділер, Köşpendiler; Russian: Кочевник, Kochevnik) is a 2005 historical epic written by Rustam Ibragimbekov, executive-produced by Miloš Forman and directed by Ivan Passer, Sergei Bodrov and Talgat Temenov. It was released on March 16, 2007 in North America, distributed by The Weinstein Company. The film has been shot in two versions: in Kazakh by Temenov for distribution in Kazakhstan and in English by Passer/Bodrov for distribution worldwide. The government of Kazakhstan has invested $40,000,000 in the movie production, making it the most expensive Kazakh film ever made. Nomad is Kazakhstan's official entry, Best Foreign Language Film for the 79th Academy Awards.
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Short plot outline
Nomad is an historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan. The film is a fictionalized account of the youth and coming-of-age of Ablai Khan, as he grows and fights to defend the fortress at Hazrat-e Turkestan from Dzungar invaders.
Cast
- Jay Hernandez as Erali
- Dilnaz Akhmadieva as Hocha
- Kuno Becker as Mansur
- Azis Beyshinaliev as Ragbat
- Mark Dacascos as Sharish
- Archie Kao as Shangrek
- Jason Scott Lee as Oraz
- Ayana Yesmagambetova as Gaukhar
- Tungyshbay Zhamankulov as Abulkhair
- Doskhan Zholzhaksynov as Galdan Ceren
- Erik Zholzhaksynov as Barak
Release dates
The Kazakh language version of Nomad premiered in Kazakhstan on 6 July 2005.
The film was released in the United States on March 16, 2007 (limited release) and March 30, 2007 (wide release).[3]
Reception
Variety critic Leslie Felperin, who viewed the film at the Locarno Film Festival wrote that, "nearly every tenge (Kazakhstan's local currency) and euro from French-based co-production partner Wild Bunch is visible on screen, judging by pic's elaborate costumes, sets and cast of a thousand or so — real people not digitally generated extras", and that co-directors "Passer and Bodrov, assisted by (per credits) 'local director' Talgat Temenov, have enough skill to make Nomad compelling by dint of old-school sincerity and sheer spectacle. [...] [the cast shows] the necessary displays of athletic prowess and toothsome looks, particularly from the virile Becker".[4]
In the United States, it was a box office bomb, as the film was only able to scrape $79,123. While most of the critics enjoyed the cinematography and the action scenes, they criticized the film for rudimentary acting, confused directing and, for some critics who saw the English version, poor dubbing. The critics especially noted that the film had very poor screenwriting, for lines such as a scene between Mansur (Kuno Becker) and Gauhar (Ayana Yesmagambetova): 'Mansur: You have the scent of the moon', Gauhar: 'Does the moon have a scent?'.[5]
Awards
In addition to being Kazakhstan's entry in the race for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Carlo Siliotto received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Score.
See also
- List of most expensive non-English language films
- List of historical drama films of Asia
References
- ^ "Movie Nomad - Box Office Data". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2007/NOMAD.php. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Nomad (The Warrior)". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nomad.htm. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Nomad release dates". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374089/releaseinfo. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
- ^ Variety review
- ^ From Las Vegas Weekly
External links
- Nomad at AllRovi
- Nomad at Rotten Tomatoes
- Nomad at the Internet Movie Database
- Universcinema.com (French)
- OutNow! Movie Review (German)
Films directed by Sergei Bodrov 1990s White King, Red Queen (1992) • Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)2000s Running Free (2000) • Bear's Kiss (2002) • Nomad (2006) • Mongol (2007)2010s The Great Khan (2012?)Categories:- 2005 films
- Kazakhstani films
- Russian films
- Kazakh-language films
- Russian-language films
- 2000s adventure films
- Films shot in Kazakhstan
- War epic films
- Films set in the 18th century
- Films set in Kazakhstan
- Biographical films
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