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Kuno Becker, Jay Hernandez, Jason Scott Lee, Doskhan Zholzhaksynov, Ayanat Yesmagambetova ... see more see more... , Mark Dacascos

Czech New Wave leader Ivan Passer picks up the torch originally ignited by Russian director Sergei Bodrov to bring Central Asia's first-ever event film to the light of the silver screen. Penned by Rus... read more read more...sian screenwriter Rustam Ibragimbekov, Nomad tells the tale of 18th-century Kazak military strategist Ablai Khan -- a forward-thinking visionary whose efforts to unify his country eventually helped to define Kazakhstan's borders. Warned by a mystical Kazak warrior named Oraz (Jason Scott Lee) that a child who will unite the warring local tribes and free his people is about to be born, invading Jungar leader Galdan Ceren (Doskhan Zholzhaxynov) -- whose soldiers are currently occupying Kazakhstan -- instructs his assassins to target Mansur (Kuno Becker), the son of a local sultan. After being saved from a grim fate by none other than Oraz, Mansur is raised to become a fearless warrior whose vision of a unified Kazak state drives him to fulfill the ancient prophecy. Tirelessly training alongside his best friend Erali (Jay Hernandez), Mansur leaps into action when love interest Gaukhar (Ayanat Yesmagambetova) is abducted by malevolent Jungar swordsman Sharish (Mark Decascos). Originally set to be helmed exclusively by Passer, Nomad was finished by director Bodrov after a production hiatus threw the fate of the film into question and the European production partner Wild Bunch stepped in to help assure that the film was eventually completed. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 52 min.

Directed by: Sergei Bodrov, Ivan Passer

Release Date: March 16, 2007

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DVD Release Date: July 24, 2007

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Flixster Reviews (322)

  • blacksheepboy
    February 18, 2010
    blacksheepboy
    The gorgeous locations and epic fight scenes don't compensate for laughable dialogues, bad acting and a terrible story full of clichés.
  • ironclad1609
    November 25, 2008
    ironclad1609
    The story of a young warrior uniting the Kazakh tribes of the vast tundra plains against Mongolian invaders. Although it combines a few international B-movie stars to tell this tale, the film actually looks really good and far from cheap. The cinematography and landscapes are ver... read morey beautiful, the soundtrack nicely pompous and fitting. Sadly, that's already the best you can say about this oddly boring film. Too many stereotypes and bad dialogues make it hard for the audience to get involved. The riding and sword fight action scenes are decent at best but have been done better and more exciting in many movies. Although things do get better towards the end it somehow leaves a stale taste in your mouth, considering how much better this could have been with a little more love for a decent story and lines.
  • skactopus
    August 23, 2008
    skactopus
    To my knowledge, this is the first film I've seen out of Kazakhstan, which turns out to be a historical epic adventure about Ablai Khan. This is not as good as the likes of 300 or The Lord of the Rings, but it isn't trash either.

    The story is straightforward, but

    ... read more there are times where it gets a little choppy. I want to say that this choppiness helps because a good portion of this flick is boring. I think some of the boredom goes away because of this. I am not saying that this is a good thing either. It just so happens that it helps in this situation.

    The first half of the film is the big letdown. The pace is slow and the action, which is decent at best, is at a minimum. The second half is more action, but it isn't enough to up the rating for this flick. The ending is lacking as well. There is sort of this big buildup right before it, but nothing BIG really happens.

    There is a decent sword fight in the second half, not the ending, and the rest of the fights are a let down. Mark Dacascos is better than this.

    The cast is questionable. This movie is from Kazakhstan, but you have the likes of Jay Hernandez, Jason Scott Lee, and Mark Dacascos showing up as the bigger characters. Jay Hernandez feels somewhat out of place, but Jason Scott Lee fits right in and becomes the best character of the movie. In case you are wondering, everybody speaks Kazakh, which is a huge plus.

    I find this film to be a hit or miss amongst most people. If you like these historical warrior movies, then give this a shot.
  • wbgoose13
    April 28, 2007
    wbgoose13
    Dubbed US take of derivative historical epic leads to laughs.
  • ileo
    September 26, 2007
    ileo
    Loved this movie!
  • alienmindtrick
    April 3, 2011
    alienmindtrick
    'Nomad' is a visually lush film. As in his other films, one of the best reasons to see this one is Kuno Becker who, also, is visually lush.
    Pretty much, this is a film about cowboys and Indians, but both sides are Indians...er...Kazaks. Right.
  • armybratgeo
    January 7, 2008
    armybratgeo
    The movie was pretty good, but very very slow. The story was dragged out and in some parts actually confusing. Some of the cast choices was questionable...other then that the fight scenes were really good and the overall "history-lesson" was interesting.
  • cwzlomke
    September 8, 2007
    cwzlomke
    Great movie,epic asian film with landscapes and architiecture not normally seen in Hollywoods moviemaking.And if so very limited.
  • logzlo
    September 8, 2007
    logzlo
    Great movie,epic asian film with landscapes and architiecture not normally seen in Hollywoods moviemaking.And if so very limited.
  • mattmartinez11
    August 13, 2007
    mattmartinez11
    Not bad, but nothing special to those of us who have seen a lot of modern historical epics. Still, it's very competently made. Frustrating to me was the fact that most of the principals were speaking their dialogue in English, meaning that it was best to watch it with the English... read more dialogue so that most of the lip movements matched. Unfortunately, a lot of the supporting characters were not speaking English, so no matter what, there was some non-synched dialogue. (Then again, I suppose that's not unlike what the Italians did for Spaghetti westerns, horror films and the like.)

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Critic Reviews

Stephen Hunter
April 27, 2007
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

The film is stilted and lame. Worse, the acting is as grim as the story is primeval. Full Review

Wesley Morris
April 27, 2007
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

The filmmakers don't appear to know what's important, let alone how to pace an epic for big drama and maximum thrills. Full Review

Roger Moore
April 26, 2007
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Kazakhstan supposedly spent $40 million in making this martial-arts epic. That bought a laughably corny Hollywood B-movie, gorgeous scenery, Hollywood B-actors and extras who plainly weren't members o... Full Review

G. Allen Johnson
March 30, 2007
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle

It harks back to those sand-and-sandals epics of the 1950s and '60s, with an international cast speaking in awkwardly dubbed English.

Elizabeth Weitzman
March 16, 2007
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

Though it has a familiar inevitability, the journey is generally compelling, thanks to fierce battles, a gorgeous landscape and heartfelt performances. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
March 16, 2007
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

While the film has impressive 18th-century trappings and vivid battle scenes, the plotting and acting are rudimentary. Full Review

Jean Opppenheimer
March 13, 2007
Jean Opppenheimer, Village Voice

With commendable sincerity but also an unfortunate Hollywood veneer, Nomad is a poor man's Gladiator. Full Review

Heather Huntington
August 25, 2008
Heather Huntington, ReelzChannel.com

It really isn't my cup of tea. Full Review

Don Willmott
October 8, 2007
Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com

Rent it as a suitable test for your new widescreen TV, but don't expect movie magic. Full Review

Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
April 27, 2007
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul), St. Paul Pioneer Press

Everything would be OK if the actors didn't open their mouths. Full Review

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