Nomad

Nomad: The Warrior is a 2005 Kazakh historical epic film written and co-produced by Rustam Ibragimbekov, executive-produced by Miloš Forman and directed by Sergei Bodrov, Ivan Passer and Talgat Temenov. It was released on March 16, 2007, in North America, distributed by The Weinstein Company. Two versions of the film were shot: one in Kazakh by Temenov for distribution in Kazakhstan and one in English by Passer and Bodrov for distribution worldwide. The government of Kazakhstan invested $40 million in the film production, making it the most expensive Kazakh film ever made. Nomad was Kazakhstan's official entry for Best Foreign Language Film for the 79th Academy Awards, but it didn't make the final shortlist. It was also the last film that Passer directed before his death in 2020. Plot Nomad is a historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan. The film is a fictionalized account of the youth and coming-of-age of Ablai Khan, a Khan of the Kazakh Horde, as he grows and fights to defend the fortress at Hazrat-e Turkestan from Dzungar invaders during the Kazakh-Dzungar Wars. Cast Kuno Becker as Mansur Jay Hernandez as Erali Jason Scott Lee as Oraz the Wise Ayan Yesmagambetova as Gaukhar Mark Dacascos as Sharish Archie Kao as Shangrek Tungyshbay Jamanqulov as Abilqair Doskhan Joljaqsynov as Galdan Ceren Yerik Joljaqsynov as Barak Dilnaz Akhmadieva as Hocha Azis Beyshinaliev as Ragbat