Nomad (film)

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Nomad

Nomad Theatrical Poster
Directed by Sergei Bodrov
Ivan Passer
Talgat Temenov
Produced by Ram Bergman
Pavel Douvidzon
Milos Forman
Rustam Ibragimbekov
Written by Rustam Ibragimbekov
Starring Jay Hernandez
Dilnaz Akhmadieva
Kuno Becker
Mark Dacascos
Jason Scott Lee
Music by Carlo Siliotto
Distributed by The Weinstein Company
Release date(s) 2006
Country Kazakhstan
Russia
USA
France
Language English
Kazakh
Budget $40,000,000 (estimated)
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Nomad (Kazakh: Көшпенділер; Russian: Кочевник) 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 is to be released in 2006 in the USA, 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 not been rated yet by the MPAA. The government of Kazakhstan has invested $40,000,000 in the movie production, making it the most expensive Kazakhstani film ever made.

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[edit] Short Plot Outline

Nomad a historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan, where a young boy is destined to unite the country's three warring tribes and free them from the Jungars.

[edit] Cast

Actor Role
Jay Hernandez Erali
Dilnaz Akhmadieva Hocha
Kuno Becker Mansur
Azis Beyshinaliev Ragbat
Mark Dacascos Sharish
Archie Kao Shangrek
Jason Scott Lee Oraz
Ayana Yesmagambetova Gaukhar
Ron Yuan Abulkhair
Doskhan Zholzhaksynov Galdan Ceren
Erik Zholzhaksynov Barak



Russian poster art
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Russian poster art

[edit] Release dates

Mark Dacascos and Dilnaz Akhmadieva on the set of Nomad
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Mark Dacascos and Dilnaz Akhmadieva on the set of Nomad

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

The worldwide version was premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland on 5 August 2006. It was released in Russia on 7 September 2006.

The Weinstein Company has not yet made any announcements but North American release is expected during 2006.[1]

Release Dates:

Date Countries
TBA United States
TBA United Kingdom
TBA China


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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".Variety review

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