The Nomad

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name = Nomad


caption = "Nomad" Theatrical Poster
director = Sergei Bodrov
Ivan Passer
Talgat Temenov
writer = Rustam Ibragimbekov
starring = Jay Hernandez
Dilnaz Akhmadieva
Kuno Becker
Mark Dacascos
Jason Scott Lee
director = Sergei Bodrov
Ivan Passer
Talgat Temenov
producer = Ram Bergman
Pavel Douvidzon
Milos Forman
Rustam Ibragimbekov
distributor = The Weinstein Company
released = March 16 2007
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language = English
Kazakh
budget = $40,000,000 (estimated)
amg_id = blablablablabla2
imdb_id = 0374089
music = Carlo Siliotto
country = Kazakhstan
Russia
USA
France

"Nomad" ( _kk. Көшпенділер "Köshpendiler"; _ru. Кочевник "Kochevnik") is a 2006 historical epic written by Rustam Ibragimbekov, executive produced by Milos 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 film has been rated R for Violence by the MPAA. 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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Nomad is a 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.

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The Kazakh language version of "Nomad" premiered in Kazakhstan on 6 July, 2005.

This movie releases in the United States on March 16, 2007 (Limited Release) and March 30, 2007 (Wide Release). [ cite web| title = Nomad release dates| publisher = IMDB| url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374089/releaseinfo| accessdate = 2007-03-12]

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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". [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117931257.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0 "Variety" review]

In the United States, it was a bomb in the box office, 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 Gaykar (Ayana Yesmagambetova): " 'Mansur: You have the scent of the moon', Gaykar: 'Does the moon have a scent?' ". [http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/content/a-e/screen/single-story/article/nomad/| From Las Vegas Weekly]

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.

References

ee also

*List of most expensive non-English language films

External links

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* [http://www.nomadmovie.com Official site]
* [http://outnow.ch/go/movie/Nomad/2004 OutNow! Movie Review (German)]
* [http://www.universcinema.com/ww/chfr/film/nomad.html Universcinema.com (French)]
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