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* BarbarianLonghair: Lots of Mongols have this hairstyle. Frozen wasteland that Mongolia is depicted as, it makes sense.
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-->'''Yesukhei:''' (''after piledriving someone) That is why I am KHAN!
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-->'''Yesukhei:''' (''after piledriving someone) someone'') That is why I am KHAN!
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* BadassBoast: Borte and Temudgin go for a walk. After she says "Don't you want to touch me, Temudgin?", he says "My touch would break you in half."
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* BadassBoast: Borte Temujin and Temudgin go for a walk. After she says "Don't Yesukhei both get ones that are both badass and hilarious.
-->'''Yesukhei:''' (''after piledriving someone) That is why I am KHAN!
** And later.
-->'''Borte:''' (''sultrily'') Don't you want to touch me,Temudgin?", he says "My Temujin?
-->'''Temujin:''' Heh. My touch would break you in half."
-->'''Yesukhei:''' (''after piledriving someone) That is why I am KHAN!
** And later.
-->'''Borte:''' (''sultrily'') Don't you want to touch me,
-->'''Temujin:''' Heh. My touch would break you in half.
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* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The Mongols love war and loot. They also love feasting wildly after a victory and getting piss-eyed drunk.
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* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: A rival tribe offers Esugei milk as a gesture of hospitality. After one of his lieutenants suggests that Esugei have a slave taste the milk first, Esugei says [[HonorBeforeReason his duty as a chieftain]] is to observe the hospitality rites. Sure enough, the milk is poisoned, and Esugei dies.
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* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: A rival tribe offers Esugei milk koumyss as a gesture of hospitality. After one of his lieutenants bondsmen suggests that Esugei have a slave taste the milk koumyss first, Esugei says [[HonorBeforeReason his duty as a chieftain]] is to observe the hospitality rites. Sure enough, the milk is poisoned, and Esugei dies.
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* BadassBaritone: Would you expect Genghis Khan to sound like anything else?
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* SourSupporter: Women getting stolen happens all the time in Mongolia at this time, and nobody thinks twice about so Jamukha is a little exasperated that Temujin wants him to go to war with the Merkits early on in the film to rescue Borte. He'll do it for this beloved blood-brother, anyway.
-->'''Jamukha:''' Don't tell anyone we went to war over a woman.
-->'''Jamukha:''' Don't tell anyone we went to war over a woman.
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* UndyingLoyalty: Mongols pride themselves on loyalty to their chieftains. Temujin later enforces this as an actual law.
-->'''Jamukha:''' You leave, and I'll rip your rotting liver out.
-->'''Mongol:''' You can try. (indicates Temujin) But my liver has a new master.
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-->'''Temujin:''' (to a statue of Tengri) Our laws will be simple: never run from your foes, never steal women from another tribe, and ''never'' betray your Khan.
-->'''Jamukha:''' You leave, and I'll rip your rotting liver out.
-->'''Mongol:''' You can try. (indicates Temujin) But my liver has a new master.
** Later:
-->'''Temujin:''' (to a statue of Tengri) Our laws will be simple: never run from your foes, never steal women from another tribe, and ''never'' betray your Khan.
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* CultureClash: A minor one between the polished, effeminate Tanguts and the wild, manly, savage Mongols represented by Temujin. The following exchange sums it up pretty well.
-->'''Monk:''' My faith does not allow me to kill.
-->'''Temujin:''' (''unimpressed'') Mine does.
-->'''Monk:''' My faith does not allow me to kill.
-->'''Temujin:''' (''unimpressed'') Mine does.
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* SavageWolves: Young Temujin prays before an idol of the thunder god Tengri, and is rewarded with a staring match with a white wolf for his faith. An example of ShownTheirWork, as white wolves were seen as divine omens of victory in battle sent by Tengri.
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* BarbarianHero: Temujin himself, most prominently.
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* BoisterousBruiser: Yesugei. His idea of fun is kicking a guy in the head and challenging him to a bout of Mongolian wrestling.
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* BarbarianTribe: The Mongols are big, hairy, clannish, drunk, fur-clad and warlike. They're like the Vikings of Asia that way.
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* SequelHook: The film was originally proposed as the first of a trilogy, which is probably why Temudgin lets Jamukha go at the end. A sequel later got stuck in DevelopmentHell.
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* SequelHook: The film was originally proposed as the first of a trilogy, which is probably why Temudgin lets Jamukha go at the end. A sequel later got Unfortunately, the sequels have gotten stuck in DevelopmentHell.
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* BadassBeard: Temujin and many Mongols sport them. Which is a much more accurate depiction than the infamous fu-manchu Mongols are for some reason associated with.
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: You'd expect Jamukha to die after Temudgin defeats his army in the climax. He was put to death in real life.
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-->''Mongols need laws. I will make them obey... even if I have to kill half of them. Our laws will be simple. Don’t kill women or children. Don’t forget your debts. Fight enemies to the end. And never betray your khan.''
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'''''Mongol''''' is a 2007 film {{Biopic}} about GenghisKhan. The film traces the early part of the life of Temudgin, the man who became Genghis Khan, starting with his selection of future wife Borte when he was nine years old. The film follows Temudgin through his father Esugei's murder, the usurpation by Targutei (another member of Temudgin's clan), Temudgin's friendship and then rivalry with Jamukha (leader of another clan), his defeat by Jamukha, his return and triumph, and Temudgin's eventual unification of the various Mongol tribes.
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'''''Mongol''''' is a 2007 film {{Biopic}} about GenghisKhan.UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan. The film traces the early part of the life of Temudgin, the man who became Genghis Khan, starting with his selection of future wife Borte when he was nine years old. The film follows Temudgin through his father Esugei's murder, the usurpation by Targutei (another member of Temudgin's clan), Temudgin's friendship and then rivalry with Jamukha (leader of another clan), his defeat by Jamukha, his return and triumph, and Temudgin's eventual unification of the various Mongol tribes.
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* AutobotsRockOut: The soundtrack by Tuomas Kantelinen is a combination of traditional Mongolian throat singing and this, with contributions by Mongolian folk rock band Altan Urag. For example, the track [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN6cJ1lmyZo "No Mercy".]]
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-->''Mongols need laws. I will make them obey... even if I have to kill half of them. Our laws will be simple. Don’t kill women or children. Don’t forget your debts. Fight enemies to the end. And never betray your khan.''
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* SuicideAttack: In the final battle with Jamukha, Temudgin sends a single troop of horsemen, who are heavily armored, DualWielding sabers and wearing helmets completely hiding their faces, against a full scale enemy charge. They do a lot of damage and break up the charge, but lose most of their number. The survivors pull back, leading the enemy into a barrage of arrows. None of them survive as they are killed by FriendlyFire.
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* SuicideAttack: In the final battle with Jamukha, Temudgin sends a single small troop of horsemen, who are heavily armored, ReverseGrip DualWielding sabers and wearing helmets completely hiding their faces, against a full scale enemy charge. They do a lot of damage and break up the charge, but lose most of their number. The survivors pull back, leading the enemy into a barrage of arrows. None of them survive as they are killed by FriendlyFire.
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* SuicideAttack: In the final battle with Jamukha, Temudgin sends a single troop of horsemen, who are heavily armored, DualWielding sabers and wearing helmets completely hiding their faces, against a full scale enemy charge. They do a lot of damage and break up the charge, but lose most of their number. The survivors pull back, leading the enemy into a barrage of arrows. None of them survive.survive as they are killed by FriendlyFire.
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* CallBack / ChekhovsGun: Early in the film, Temudgin, his father Esugei, and their party, hide in a cave when a thunderstorm passes. Esugei explains that "Thunder means our got Tengri is angry. All Mongolians are afraid of it." Later, during the final battle, another thunderstorm arrives, but Temudgin rallies his troops and wins the battle. An astonished Jamukha asks why he wasn't afraid, and Temudgin explains that he was no longer afraid because he had nowhere to hide.
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* CallBack / ChekhovsGun: Early in the film, Temudgin, his father Esugei, and their party, hide in a cave when a thunderstorm passes. Esugei explains that "Thunder means our got god Tengri is angry. All Mongolians are afraid of it." Later, during the final battle, another thunderstorm arrives, but Temudgin rallies his troops and wins the battle. An astonished Jamukha asks why he wasn't afraid, and Temudgin explains that he was no longer afraid because he had nowhere to hide.
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* Determinator: The monk who talks to Temudgin walks through the desert alone and with no provisions to deliver a message to Borte [[spoiler: dying just a few kilometers shy of her location.]]
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* HollywoodTactics: Temudgin and Jamukha take superior elevation and fortify their position in their battle against the Merkits. So far, so good. However, when the enemy approaches, they climb over their own fortifications and charge, even though they have archers and could have shot at them from cover AND with the elevation advantage.
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* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Two men wishing to join Temudgin offer the body of his enemy and their khan as a gift. He has them executed under the law that forbids betraying one's khan.
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''Mongol'' was directed by Creator/SergeiBodrov, and was [[InternationalCoproduction a joint Russian/Kazakh/German production]]. The film was shot in [[UsefulNotes/{{Mongolia}} Inner Mongolia]] and the dialogue is in the Mongolian language. It is a considerably better film than previous Genghis Khan biopics such as the disastrous ''The Conqueror'' (with Creator/JohnWayne as Temudgin!) and ''Film/GenghisKhan'', as well as being more historically accurate.
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''Mongol'' was directed by Creator/SergeiBodrov, and was [[InternationalCoproduction a joint Russian/Kazakh/German production]]. The film was shot in [[UsefulNotes/{{Mongolia}} Inner Mongolia]] and the dialogue is in the Mongolian language. It is a considerably better film than previous Genghis Khan biopics such as the disastrous ''The Conqueror'' (with (1956, with Creator/JohnWayne as Temudgin!) and ''Film/GenghisKhan'', ''Film/GenghisKhan'' (1965), as well as being more historically accurate.
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''Mongol'' was directed by Creator/SergeiBodrov, and was [[InternationalCoproduction a joint Russian/Kazakh/German production.production]]. The film was shot in [[UsefulNotes/{{Mongolia}} Inner Mongolia]] and the dialogue is in the Mongolian language. It is a considerably better film than previous Genghis Khan biopics such as the disastrous ''The Conqueror'' (with Creator/JohnWayne as Temudgin!) and ''Film/GenghisKhan'', as well as being more historically accurate.
* BattleInTheRain: The final battle between Temudgin and Jamukha, in which Temudgin wins and unites the Mongol tribes. And the rain was the reason he won--see CallBack below.
* RedundantRescue: Temudgin rescues his wife from the Merkits, one of whom had taken her as a wife. When he finds her, she's already murdered her new husband and is ready to go.
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'''''Mongol''''' is a 2007 film {{Biopic}} about GenghisKhan. The film traces the early part of the life of Temudgin, the man who became Genghis Khan, starting with his selection of future wife Borte when he was nine years old. The film follows Temudgin through his father Esugei's murder, the usurpation by Targutei (another member of Temudgin's clan), Temudgin's friendship and then rivalry with Jamukha (leader of another clan), his defeat by Jamukha, his return and triumph, and Temudgin's eventual unification of the various Mongol tribes.
''Mongol'' was directed by Creator/SergeiBodrov, and was a joint Russian/Kazakh/German production. The film was shot in [[UsefulNotes/{{Mongolia}} Inner Mongolia]] and the dialogue is in the Mongolian language. It is a considerably better film than previous Genghis Khan biopics such as the disastrous ''The Conqueror'' (with Creator/JohnWayne as Temudgin!) and ''Film/GenghisKhan'', as well as being more historically accurate.
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* AudibleSharpness: Many swords getting yanked out of scabbards with dramatic sound effects.
* BadassBoast: Borte and Temudgin go for a walk. After she says "Don't you want to touch me, Temudgin?", he says "My touch would break you in half."
* BasedOnATrueStory: The extended sequence where Temudgin is captured by Jamukha, sold into slavery, and imprisoned by the Tangut people, is fictional. Most of the rest of the film is broadly historically accurate.
* BloodBrothers / BloodOath: As boys, Temudgin and Jamukha pledge loyalty to each other, complete with a Blood Oath palm-slicing ritual. Thereafter they call each other "brother". So when Jamukha eventually becomes Temudgin's rival and enemy, it's SeriousBusiness.
* CallBack / ChekhovsGun: Early in the film, Temudgin, his father Esugei, and their party, hide in a cave when a thunderstorm passes. Esugei explains that "Thunder means our got Tengri is angry. All Mongolians are afraid of it." Later, during the final battle, another thunderstorm arrives, but Temudgin rallies his troops and wins the battle. An astonished Jamukha asks why he wasn't afraid, and Temudgin explains that he was no longer afraid because he had nowhere to hide.
* TheCassandra / CassandraTruth: When Temudgin is bought as a slave by a Tangut lord, the lord's Buddhist monk says don't do it, because Temudgin will bring destruction. The lord laughs at this, and imprisons Temudgin with a sign over his cell mocking Temudgin's pledge to destroy the Tangut kingdom. The monk, for his part, asks Temudgin to spare the monastery when he wrecks the Tanguts. Temudgin [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_conquest_of_Western_Xia wrecks the Tanguts]], but spares the monastery.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: The Merkits wear masks, which comes in handy when Temudgin and Jamukha raid their camp to liberate Borte.
* HeadbuttOfLove: Temudgin and Jamukha do this. Mostly because they're drunk.
* HowWeGotHere: The film starts with Temudgin as a prisoner being held captive in the Tangut kingdom, before vaulting back to his childhood.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Temudgin pins a Merkit to a wooden pole with his spear.
* IWantThemAlive: "I want Temudgin alive!" says Jamukha, probably because he doesn't want to kill his blood brother, even if they're now enemies.
* LudicrousGibs: A lot of bloody spatter during various battle scenes.
* MadeASlave: After capturing Temudgin, Jamukha sells him into slavery. Temudgin is sent to the Tangut kingdom, where he's imprisoned for being uppity.
* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: When Temudgin reclaims Borte from the Merkits, she is knocked up. The child becomes Temudgin's eldest son, Juchi, whom Temudgin insists on recognizing as his. In RealLife, the controversy of Juchi's paternity would eventually cost him a chance to succeed his father and played a large part in the fracturing of the Mongol Empire.
* PoisonIsEvil: Giving a guy poisoned milk as part of a hospitality ritual is pretty shady.
* SequelHook: The film was originally proposed as the first of a trilogy, which is probably why Temudgin lets Jamukha go at the end. A sequel later got stuck in DevelopmentHell.
* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: A rival tribe offers Esugei milk as a gesture of hospitality. After one of his lieutenants suggests that Esugei have a slave taste the milk first, Esugei says [[HonorBeforeReason his duty as a chieftain]] is to observe the hospitality rites. Sure enough, the milk is poisoned, and Esugei dies.
* TimeSkip: 14 years, 1172-1186, between a childhood Temudgin escaping from Targutei and an adult Temudgin on the steppe.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Former blood brothers Temudgin and Jamukha become enemies after Temudgin refuses to follow Jamukha, and then two of Jamukha's lieutenants follow Temudgin instead.
--> '''Temudgin''': Forgive me, brother.\\
'''Jamukha''': I'm not your brother, I am your khan! And you are my slave!
''Mongol'' was directed by Creator/SergeiBodrov, and was a joint Russian/Kazakh/German production. The film was shot in [[UsefulNotes/{{Mongolia}} Inner Mongolia]] and the dialogue is in the Mongolian language. It is a considerably better film than previous Genghis Khan biopics such as the disastrous ''The Conqueror'' (with Creator/JohnWayne as Temudgin!) and ''Film/GenghisKhan'', as well as being more historically accurate.
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* AudibleSharpness: Many swords getting yanked out of scabbards with dramatic sound effects.
* BadassBoast: Borte and Temudgin go for a walk. After she says "Don't you want to touch me, Temudgin?", he says "My touch would break you in half."
* BasedOnATrueStory: The extended sequence where Temudgin is captured by Jamukha, sold into slavery, and imprisoned by the Tangut people, is fictional. Most of the rest of the film is broadly historically accurate.
* BloodBrothers / BloodOath: As boys, Temudgin and Jamukha pledge loyalty to each other, complete with a Blood Oath palm-slicing ritual. Thereafter they call each other "brother". So when Jamukha eventually becomes Temudgin's rival and enemy, it's SeriousBusiness.
* CallBack / ChekhovsGun: Early in the film, Temudgin, his father Esugei, and their party, hide in a cave when a thunderstorm passes. Esugei explains that "Thunder means our got Tengri is angry. All Mongolians are afraid of it." Later, during the final battle, another thunderstorm arrives, but Temudgin rallies his troops and wins the battle. An astonished Jamukha asks why he wasn't afraid, and Temudgin explains that he was no longer afraid because he had nowhere to hide.
* TheCassandra / CassandraTruth: When Temudgin is bought as a slave by a Tangut lord, the lord's Buddhist monk says don't do it, because Temudgin will bring destruction. The lord laughs at this, and imprisons Temudgin with a sign over his cell mocking Temudgin's pledge to destroy the Tangut kingdom. The monk, for his part, asks Temudgin to spare the monastery when he wrecks the Tanguts. Temudgin [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_conquest_of_Western_Xia wrecks the Tanguts]], but spares the monastery.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: The Merkits wear masks, which comes in handy when Temudgin and Jamukha raid their camp to liberate Borte.
* HeadbuttOfLove: Temudgin and Jamukha do this. Mostly because they're drunk.
* HowWeGotHere: The film starts with Temudgin as a prisoner being held captive in the Tangut kingdom, before vaulting back to his childhood.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Temudgin pins a Merkit to a wooden pole with his spear.
* IWantThemAlive: "I want Temudgin alive!" says Jamukha, probably because he doesn't want to kill his blood brother, even if they're now enemies.
* LudicrousGibs: A lot of bloody spatter during various battle scenes.
* MadeASlave: After capturing Temudgin, Jamukha sells him into slavery. Temudgin is sent to the Tangut kingdom, where he's imprisoned for being uppity.
* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: When Temudgin reclaims Borte from the Merkits, she is knocked up. The child becomes Temudgin's eldest son, Juchi, whom Temudgin insists on recognizing as his. In RealLife, the controversy of Juchi's paternity would eventually cost him a chance to succeed his father and played a large part in the fracturing of the Mongol Empire.
* PoisonIsEvil: Giving a guy poisoned milk as part of a hospitality ritual is pretty shady.
* SequelHook: The film was originally proposed as the first of a trilogy, which is probably why Temudgin lets Jamukha go at the end. A sequel later got stuck in DevelopmentHell.
* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: A rival tribe offers Esugei milk as a gesture of hospitality. After one of his lieutenants suggests that Esugei have a slave taste the milk first, Esugei says [[HonorBeforeReason his duty as a chieftain]] is to observe the hospitality rites. Sure enough, the milk is poisoned, and Esugei dies.
* TimeSkip: 14 years, 1172-1186, between a childhood Temudgin escaping from Targutei and an adult Temudgin on the steppe.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Former blood brothers Temudgin and Jamukha become enemies after Temudgin refuses to follow Jamukha, and then two of Jamukha's lieutenants follow Temudgin instead.
--> '''Temudgin''': Forgive me, brother.\\
'''Jamukha''': I'm not your brother, I am your khan! And you are my slave!
