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Audio Format: DD 5.1, DD 2.0
Video Format: Widescreen 2.35:1 (Anamorphic)
Languages: Mongolian
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Region Code: 1
Year Made: 2007
Running Time: 126
Release Date: 10/14/2008
Mongol opens with a young Temujin, the future Genghis Khan, travelling with his father Esugei so that he can choose a bride from a rival tribe the Merkits, from whom his father had kidnapped his mother, Oelun some years earlier. The reason why Esugei wants Temujin to choose a bride from the Merkits is so that peace could be established between the two Mongolian groups; however, before arriving at the Merkits' territory, Esugei, Temujin, and their posse stop for a rest at a smaller, weaker clan that is on friendly terms with Esugei. Their Temujin meets a headstrong girl named Borte who informs him that he should chose her to be his bride. A bit smitten with the older girl, Temujin informs his father that he wants to chose a bride from the weak clan, and with the use of a bit of subterfuge, Temujin chooses Borte to be his bride, and so, with their pact sealed, the two separate for which they believe will only be five years, but turns into a much longer duration of time.
While on the trip back home, Esugei is given some poison mare's milk by the head of a rival clan. Unwilling to besmirch Mongol traditions by having a servant taste the milk first, he drinks the milk and passes away while heading home. Once the clan learns that their Khan is dead, it splits up with most of the members pledging allegiance to an upstart called Targutai, who swears that he will kill Temujin when he comes of age. Kept as a slave and forced to endure numerous humiliations, Temujin is eventually able to escape Targutai and form a bond with his blood brother Jamukha. After finding his wife Borte, Temujin begins a quest that is filled with defeat, separation, and humiliation, but also triumph and glory, to become the man to unite the Mongols.
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