MONGOL: THE RISE TO POWER OF GENGHIS KHAN (15)

Wed 3 Dec/6 & 8.15pm/£4.50 (£3.50)

Germany/Russia/Kazakhstan Mongolia 2007 125 mins. Dir: Sergei Bodrov. With Tadanobu Asano, Khulan Chuluun, Odnyam Odsuren.

This first part of a proposed trilogy deals mostly with the early life of Temudgin from his betrothal at the age of 9, the death of his father and his unification of the nomadic peoples leading to his title Genghis (Supreme Warrior). The vividly accurate, detailed recreation of the remote past, following his journey towards fearsome conqueror, has spectacular cinematography and stunning locations.