Mongol (2007) – The early life (and love) of Genghis Khan is brought to life in this beautiful, though sometimes meandering, Russian film from director Sergei Bodrov. The film stars the great Tadanobu Asano (Ichi The Killer) as Temudjin, and the early scenes demonstrate what was a very difficult and violent upbringing, later to shape him into a fierce warrior on the battlefield. Everything about the film is epic, from the amazing scenery to the expansive storyline which only covers a fraction of the fascinating leaders life. The battle scenes are huge and vicious, though sometimes rely a little too
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